Henry Kissinger

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Gender

Male

Birthday

5/27/1923

Place of Birth

Fürth, Germany

Also Known As

Henry Alfred KissingerHeinz Alfred Kissinger

Henry Kissinger

Biography

Henry Alfred Kissinger (né Heinz; May 27, 1923 – November 29, 2023) was a German-born American politician, diplomat, political scientist and geopolitical consultant who served as United States secretary of state and national security advisor under the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Kissinger played a prominent role in United States foreign policy between 1969 and 1977, pioneering the policy of détente with the Soviet Union, orchestrating an opening of relations with the People's Republic of China, engaging in what became known as shuttle diplomacy in the Middle...

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