Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Craig Withers, our revered vice president of overseas operations, is retired this year after 37 years with The Carter Center. Before we let him leave, we forced him to sit down for an interview in front of a live audience. In Chapter 1 of 4, Withers talks about his early days fighting Guinea worm in Nigeria and a bold move he made after a Saturday-afternoon beer.

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