Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a eulogy for former President Jimmy Carter during a service at the US Capitol. Carter is lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda as lawmakers and the public pay their respects.

She celebrated a cherished leader who transformed the landscape of public service and social progress in ways that continue to resonate today.

Dignitaries, including Supreme Court justices and members of Congress, take part in lying-in-state ceremony at Capitol Rotunda

Harris highlighted Carter’s accomplishments during his time in office, including his appointment of more Black judges to the federal bench “than all of his predecessors combined” and the 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt.

Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation’s capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington on Tuesday for state funeral rites that featured the kind of bipartisan praise and ceremonial pomp the Georgia Democrat rarely enjoyed at his political peak.

Kamala Harris honored former President Jimmy Carter at his tribute, praising his humility, commitment to diversity, and human rights policies.

Dignitaries, including Supreme Court justices and members of Congress, take part in lying-in-state ceremony at Capitol Rotunda

ATLANTA, Ga. ( WANF /Gray News) – James Earl Carter, Jr., will make his final trip to Washington, D.C., Tuesday, a city where he served as the nation’s 39th president, after lying in repose in Atlanta for the last two days.

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a eulogy honoring former President Jimmy Carter and his accomplishments during his memorial at the U.S. Capitol.

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a eulogy for former President Jimmy Carter at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday. She discussed his legacy as president and his extraordinary work redefining what it means to be a former president.