(L-R) Sumter County Schools Sup't. Dr. Dennis McMahon,
Konu-Miyoshi City Schools Sup't. Hisashi,former
President Jimmy Carter.
(Courtesy Sumter Co. School Board)
Former President Jimmy Carter met with a delegation of Japanese students on Friday during their stay in Americus.
Carter greeted the students at Plains High School, where he, his mother Lillian and his children attended classes.
The students, from Konu-Miyoshi City, are visiting the US as part of a sister-city pact with Americus.
“I have been fortunate to meet your past leadership when I was President and continue to maintain a friendship with your county. This exchange program is among my most cherished and enjoyable programs,”Carter told the group in an address at the school auditorium.
The former president arrived at the engagement on bicycle, riding over from nearby Plains, where he and Rosalyn reside.
Carter presented the adults of the Japanese delegation with copies of a painting of downtown Plains and other gifts. The Superintendent of Konu schools and adult visitors, presented President Carter with gifts.
Superintendent Hisashi told Carter the gifts were,
“a token of a lasting friendship between our countries.”The group attended a memorial service for the two victims of the twister that tore through the city on March 1st.
This is the 17-year such groups have visited Americus, according to a School Board statement.
For more on this visit, click here.
