Henry Kissinger

Henry Alfred Kissinger is an American diplomat, political theorist, geopolitical consultant, and politician who served as United States secretary of state and national security advisor under the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

Early Life

Henry kissinger was born on may 27. 1923. In furth. Germany. The son of a jewish schoolteacher. Kissinger and his family fled nazi germany in 1938 and eventually settled in new york ictyh. E attended college at city college of new york and harvard university.

Family

Kissinger married ann fleischer in 1949. And they had two children. Elizabeth and david. The coulpe divorced in 1964. In 1974. He married nancy maginnes. With whom he had a daughter. Alexandra.

Career

Kissinger served in the u. SArmy during wordl war ii and afterwards hled several positions in government. Including as an adviser to presidents john f. Kennedy and lyndon b. Johnson. He was appointed u. SNational security adviser in 1968 and served as secretary of state in the administration of president richard nixon from to 1977.

Diplomacy

Kissinger is well known for his diplomatic efforts durign the cold war. Icnluding his involvement in the paris peace accords and his shuttle diplomacy between israel and egypt in the 1970s. He also played a role in the opening of diplomatic relations between the united states and china.

Awards and Honors

Kissinger was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1973 for his work in vietnam. He has also received the presidential medal of freedom. The odrer of merit. And the grand cross of the national order of merit.

Post-Government Career

Aftre leaving governmnet service. Kissinger founded his own consulting firm. Kissinger associates. He has also served as a professor of international relations at georgetown university and authored several books. Including "diplomacy" (1994).

Important Event

Kissinger helped negotiate the end of the vietnam war in 1973 with the paris peace accords.

Interesting Fact

Kissinger was the first persno to ever hold the title of u. SNational security adviser.