George H. W. Bush Award Ceremony
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Date
June 12, 2019
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Time
8:00 am - 8:00 am
June 12, 2019
Atlanta, Georgia | UNITED STATES
On June 12, 2019, the Bush China Foundation conferred the inaugural George H. W. Bush Award for Statesmanship in U.S.-China Relations to former President Jimmy Carter at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Bush China Foundation Founder and Chairman Neil Bush, Vice Chairman Charles Foster and President and CEO David Firestein presented the award to James Earl “Chip” Carter III, who accepted it on behalf of his father.
Over 100 invited guests attended the ceremony, which included remarks by Ambassador Cui Tiankai, Mr. Bush and Mr. Firestein. The event was widely covered by U.S. and Chinese media. In his remarks, Mr. Bush stated the following in recognition of President Carter’s achievements:
“President Carter displayed tremendous vision in normalizing the U.S.-China relationship. Working closely with Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping, President Carter took bold and politically courageous action to establish formal diplomatic relations between our nations—a decision that not only transformed the U.S.-China relationship, but indeed, quite literally changed the world, and for the better … One cannot overstate how important a moment normalization was for the United States, for China, and for the international community as a whole. And President Carter made it happen.”
Media Coverage
Former US President Carter receives George H. W. Bush Award for Statesmanship
People’s Daily, 17 June 2019
Carter receives statesmanship award
China Daily, 14 June 2019
Spotlight: Jimmy Carter receives award for role in China-U.S. relations
Xinhua, 13 June 2019
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11Alive, 12 June 2019
Former President Jimmy Carter receives statesmanship award
ABC News, 6 June 2019