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:''You may also be looking for the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum.'' The Carter Center is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter. In partnership with Emory University, The Carter Center works to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Carter Center At 30 Years )〕 The Center is governed by a Board of Trustees, consisting of many prominent business persons, educators, former government officials, and eminent philanthropists. The Atlanta-based center has helped to improve the quality of life for people in more than 80 countries.〔http://www.cartercenter.org/index.html〕 In 2002, President Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work “to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development” through The Carter Center.〔Norwegian Nobel Committee, 2002 Nobel Peace Prize announcement, (), October 11, 2002, accessed December 19, 2008.〕 ''Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope'' chronicles the first 25 years of The Carter Center. It was written by President Carter and published in 2007 by Simon & Schuster. ==History== The Carter Center is located next to the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum on of parkland, on the site of the razed neighborhood of Copenhill, two miles (3 km) from downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The library and museum are owned and operated separately by the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The Center was founded in 1982 and dedicated in 1986 with William Foege as its executive director.〔(【引用サイトリンク】)">url=http://www.cartercenter.org/about/history/chronology_1980.html )〕 John Hardman was appointed executive director in 1993, and during the 1990s the Center received several multimillion-dollar donations to fight Guinea worm disease and to prevent blindness.〔(【引用サイトリンク】) ">url= http://www.cartercenter.org/about/history/chronology_1990.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carter Center」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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