 Carter akatsamwiswa nekutyorwa kwekodzero dzevanhu muSouth Korea pasi peMutungamiri Park Chung-hee. Akapindura kupfurikidza nokuraira kubviswa kwamauto kubva kuSouth Korea, iyo yakanga yagamuchira simba guru iro rakavimbisa dziviriro yeAmerica mukurwisana neNorth Korea. Vaishora kubviswa kwacho vaitya kuti North Korea yaizopinda. Japan neSouth Korea zvose zvakaramba danho racho, sezvakaita nhengo dzakawanda dzeCongress, Pentagon, uye State Department. Pashure pokurwisana kwakasimba, Carter akanonotsa kubviswa, uye pakupedzisira chikamu chiduku bedzi chemauto chakabuda muKorea. Kuedza kwaCarter kwakaderedza hurumende yaPark Chung-hee, uyo akapondwamuna 1979. 