Who among the following Presidents/ Vice Presidents of the United States of America was awarded Nobel Peace Prize for work to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development ?
- A.Jimmy Carter
- B.Woodrow Wilson
- C.Barack Obama
- D.Al Gore
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The correct answer is A, Jimmy Carter. These are the words of the Nobel committee's citation for Jimmy Carter, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
Jimmy Carter was the 39th President of the United States, from 1977 to 1981. While in office he brought Egypt and Israel together in the Camp David Accords of 1978. After leaving office he founded the Carter Center in 1982, which monitored elections, mediated in conflicts and fought diseases such as Guinea worm across the developing world. The Nobel committee honoured these decades of work for peace, democracy, human rights and development.
B is wrong because Woodrow Wilson won the 1919 prize for his role in founding the League of Nations. C is wrong because Barack Obama won in 2009 for strengthening international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. D is wrong because Al Gore shared the 2007 prize with the IPCC for spreading knowledge about man-made climate change.
Exam tip: US leaders with the Peace Prize are Theodore Roosevelt 1906, Wilson 1919, Carter 2002, Gore 2007 and Obama 2009.
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