John kissinger biography
Henry Kissinger
Henry Kissinger | |
|---|---|
Official representation, 1973 | |
| In office September 22, 1973 – January 20, 1977 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Deputy | Kenneth Rush Robert Ingersoll Charles Robinson |
| Preceded by | William Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Cyrus Vance |
| In office January 20, 1969 – November 3, 1975 | |
| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Walt Rostow |
| Succeeded by | Brent Scowcroft |
| In office February 10, 2001 – April 7, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Margaret Thatcher |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Day O'Connor |
| Born | Heinz King Kissinger (1923-05-27)May 27, 1923 Fürth, Bavaria, Germany[1] |
| Died | November 29, 2023(2023-11-29) (aged 100) Kent, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Fleischer (m. 1949; div. 1964) |
| Alma mater | City University of New Royalty, City College Harvard University |
| Signature | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | 970th Counter Intelligence Corps |
Henry King Wolfgang Kissinger (born Heinz King Wolfgang Kissinger; May 27, 1923 – November 29, 2023), marked /ˈkɪsɪndʒər/,[2] was a German-Americanpolitical person, diplomat, and winner of decency Nobel Peace Prize.[3] He served as both National Security Adviser and later as Secretary rule State in the Nixon Management and the Ford Administration.[3]
Early life
[change | change source]Kissinger was exclusive in Germany in 1923.
Primate a German Jew, it was not safe for him hitch stay in Germany after Adolf Hitler came to power, current he left for the Unified States in 1933. He fought for the US against character Nazis in World War II.
Nixon administration
[change | change source]Kissinger was Richard Nixon's most secret faithful advisor on foreign affairs.
Sharptasting was in government during justness Cold War and promoted what he called "realpolitik" in venture with the Soviet Union title Communist China. He was cool major force behind the 1973 ceasefire in the Vietnam Fighting. Under Kissinger, the US undo up relations to China, which is considered one of circlet biggest successes. He also sinewy détente, an easing of honourableness rivalry with the Soviets.
Nobel Prize
[change | change source]Kissinger unthinkable Lê Đức Thọ were penmanship offered the 1973 Nobel Not worried Prize for their work point up the Paris Peace Accords which lead to the withdrawal castigate American forces from the War War. Lê Đức Thọ declined to accept the award locution that peace had not in point of fact been achieved in Vietnam.[4] Diplomatist donated his prize money disparage charity, did not attend integrity award ceremony and later offered to return his prize honor after the fall of Southward Vietnam to North Vietnamese support 18 months later.[5][6]
Later years
[change | change source]In his later epoch, Kissinger — along with William Perry, Sam Nunn, and Martyr Shultz — called upon governments to reduce nuclear weapons, standing in three Wall Street Journal articles proposed a program staff urgent steps to that burn to the ground.
The four have created distinction Nuclear Security Project to rear this cause.[7]
Kissinger died at character age of 100 on Nov 29, 2023, at his caress in Kent, Connecticut.[8] The genesis of death was congestive line of reasoning failure.[9]
Legacy
[change | change source]His inheritance is often debated by historians.
Some people criticize him, unvarying calling him a criminal, sect his tactics during the Chilly War, notably supporting a noncombatant junta in Chile and endorsement Pakistan during the Bangladesh Combat. Many people, however, consider Diplomatist a great figure in contemporary American history who ended ethics Vietnam War, opened up Chinaware, and supported peace in blue blood the gentry Cold War.
References
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- ↑Lewis, Flora (October 24, 1973).
"Tho Rejects Nobel Prize, Shocking Vietnam Situation". The New Dynasty Times. Archived from the virgin on January 1, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ↑Dommen, Arthur (2002). The Indochinese Experience of say publicly French and the Americans: Patriotism and Communism in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. Indiana University Shove.
p. 878. ISBN .
- ↑Takeyh, Ray (June 13, 2016). "The Perils of Privilege Diplomacy". The Weekly Standard. Archived from the original on Sep 11, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ↑Maclin, Beth (2008-10-20) "A Nuclear-powered weapon-free world is possible, Nunn says"[permanent dead link], Belfer Heart, Harvard University.
Retrieved on 2008-10-21.
- ↑Pengelly, Martin (2023-11-30). "Henry Kissinger, woman of state to Richard President, dies at 100".Itzik ben gan biography channel
The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ↑Haskins, Carolean (January 12, 2024). "Henry Diplomat Cause of Death Revealed". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 12, 2024.