Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger
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 (1923-05-27) 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
Signatur
Militar service
Allegiance	United States
Service/brainch	United States Army
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	970th Counter Intelligence Corps
Battles/wars	Warld War II
Militar awairds	Bronze Starn

Henry Alfred Kissinger (/ˈkɪsɪndʒər/; 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, 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).