Nation and world celebrate Jimmy Carter’s legacy after ex-president dies at age 100

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump hailed Jimmy Carter on Sunday night for his service to country and his post presidency commitment to charitable and humanitarian causes.

“The challenges Jimmy faced as President came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans,” Trump said in a statement. “For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude. 

“Melania and I are thinking warmly of the Carter Family and their loved ones during this difficult time. We urge everyone to keep them in their hearts and prayers,” he added.

Biden called Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, a “statesman and humanitarian” who “saved, lifted, and changed the lives of people all across the globe.”

"Over six decades, we had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear friend,” Biden said. “But, what's extraordinary about Jimmy Carter, though, is that millions of people throughout America and the world who never met him thought of him as a dear friend as well.

"With his compassion and moral clarity, he worked to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil rights and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless, and always advocate for the least among us,” he added.

World leaders hailed Carter for his commitment to monitoring global elections, negotiating peace in hot spots and bringing peace between Egypt and Israel, which altered the course of  Middle East history.

“Jimmy Carter’s legacy is best measured in lives changed, saved and uplifted,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on social media. 

All the former living U.S. presidents also paid tribute.

Former president Bill Clinton gave Carter and his wife Rosalynn the Medal of Freedom in 1999.

"From his commitment to civil rights as a state senator and governor of Georgia; to his efforts as President to protect our natural resources in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, make energy conservation a national priority, return the Panama Canal to Panama, and secure peace between Egypt and Israel at Camp David; to his post-presidential efforts at the Carter Center supporting honest elections, advancing peace combating disease, and promoting democracy; to his and Rosalynn's devotion and hard work at Habitat for Humanity--he worked tirelessly for a fairer, better world," Clinton and his wife Hillary said in a statement.

Former president George W. Bush hailed Carter as a man of deeply held convictions.

"President Carter dignified the office," Bush said on social media. "And his efforts to leave behind a better world didn't end with the presidency. His work with Habitat for Humanity and the Carter Center set an example of service that will inspire Americans for generations."

Carter served as Georgia's governor from 1971-1975 before becoming president.

“Under his leadership, the European and Japanese state trade offices were launched, as well as the Georgia Film Commission," Gov. Brian Kemp said.