Henry Kissinger
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56t Unitit States Secretar o State | |
In office September 22, 1973 – Januar 20, 1977 | |
Preses | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Depute | Kenneth Rush Robert Ingersoll Charles Robinson |
Precedit bi | William Rogers |
Succeedit bi | Cyrus Vance |
Naitional Security Advisor | |
In office Januar 20, 1969 – November 3, 1975 | |
Preses | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Depute | Richard Allen Alexander Haig Brent Scowcroft |
Precedit bi | Walt Rostow |
Succeedit bi | Brent Scowcroft |
Personal details | |
Born | Heinz Alfred Kissinger 27 Mey 1923 Fürth, Weimar Republic |
Poleetical pairty | Republican |
Spoose(s) | Ann Fleischer (m. 1949; divorce 1964) Nancy Maginnes (m. 1974) |
Bairns | Elizabeth David |
Eddication | City University of New York, City College Lafayette College Harvard Varsity (BA, MA, PhD) |
Ceevilian awairds | Nobel Peace Prize |
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Militar service | |
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Unit | 970th Counter Intelligence Corps |
Battles/wars | Warld War II |
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Henry Alfred Kissinger (/ˈkɪsɪndʒər/;[1] born Heinz Alfred Kissinger [haɪnts ˈalfʁɛt ˈkɪsɪŋɐ]; born Mey 27, 1923) is an German-born American diplomat an poleetical scientist. He served as Naitional Security Advisor an later concurrently as Unitit States Secretar o State in the admeenistrations o preses Richard Nixon an Gerald Ford. For his actions negotiatin an unsuccessfu ceasefire in Vietnam, Kissinger received the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize unner controversial circumstances,[2] wi twa members o the committee resignin in protest. Kissinger later soucht, unsuccessfully, tae return the prize. Efter his term, his advice haes been soucht bi warld leaders includin subsequent U.S. preses. As o Juin 2023, agit 100, he is the auldest-livin umwhile US cabinet member. He is the seicont Unitit States Secretar o State tae turn 100 years auld (efter George P. Shultz).
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- ↑ "Kissinger – Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
- ↑ Feldman, Burton (2001). The Nobel Prize: A History Of Genius, Controversy, and Prestige. Arcade Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-55970-537-0.
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