Carter Administration: Greatest foreign policy victory

In the Middle East, the region was divided by old and new conflicts. In 1977, the Egyptian President courageously traveled to Israel to deliver a plea for peace. As a result, President Carter, seeing the incident as an opportunity, invited the Egyptian President and Israeli Prime Minister to his mountain hideaway at Camp David. Carter had intentions to persuade them to settle their differences, which he felt would be more simple in the informal environment. For approximately two weeks, he served as a mediator between the two. Although it seemed as if he would fail, in September 1978, the foreign leaders shockingly agreed to peace between their countries. Following the agreement, Carter visited both countries to produce a peace treaty in 1979. As a result, Carter won a Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation efforts, and therefore, the incident was the greatest foreign policy victory for the Carter Administration.