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Henry Alfred Kissinger (May 27, 1923 – November 29, 2023) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the United States secretary of state from 1973 to 1977 and national security advisor from 1969 to 1975, in the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
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Influential diplomat Henry Kissinger died November 29 at his Connecticut home, according to a statement from his consulting firm. The centenarian served as the 56th U.S. secretary of state, from 1973 to 1977, under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. “Secretary Kissinger really set the standard for everyone who followed in this job,” current ...
The great foreign policy trial of Kissinger’s career was the Vietnam War. By the time he became national security advisor in 1969, the Vietnam War had become enormously costly, deadly, and unpopular. Seeking to achieve “peace with honor,” Kissinger combined diplomatic initiatives and troop withdrawals with devastating bombing campaigns on North Vie...
In addition to ending the Vietnam War, Kissinger also accomplished a host of other foreign policy achievements. In 1971, he made two secret trips to the People’s Republic of China, paving the way for President Nixon’s historic visit in 1972 and the normalization of Chinese-American relations in 1979.
Kissinger was also instrumental in bringing about the early 1970s détente between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1972, he negotiated the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, helping to ease tensions between the two Cold War superpowers. When détente was threatened by the October 1973 Yom Kippu...
Kissinger stepped down as secretary of state at the conclusion of Gerald Ford’s administration in 1977, but he continued to play a major role in American foreign policy. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan appointed him to chair the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America. From 1984 to 1990, under Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush, he s...
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5 days ago · Henry Kissinger (born May 27, 1923, Fürth, Germany—died November 29, 2023, Kent, Connecticut, U.S.) was an American political scientist, who, as adviser for national security affairs and as secretary of state, was a major influence in the shaping of U.S. foreign policy from 1969 to 1976 under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
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Oct 29, 2009 · Learn about the life and achievements of Henry Kissinger, the influential U.S. diplomat who served as secretary of state and national security advisor under Nixon and Ford. Explore his role in Cold War diplomacy, Vietnam War negotiations, Nobel Peace Prize controversy and more.
Nov 29, 2023 · Henry Kissinger Is Dead at 100; Shaped the Nation’s Cold War History. The most powerful secretary of state of the postwar era, he was both celebrated and reviled. His complicated legacy still...
Nov 30, 2023 · Henry Kissinger, the toweringly influential former secretary of state who earned a reputation as a sagacious diplomat but drew international condemnation and accusations of war crimes...
Nov 30, 2023 · Born in Germany in 1923, Kissinger immigrated to the United States in 1938, returned to Germany while in the US army, and then was a student and later a faculty member at Harvard University.
