56th United States Secretary of State | |
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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 |
8th United States National Security Advisor | |
In office January 20, 1969 – November 3, 1975 | |
President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford |
Deputy | Richard Allen Alexander Haig Brent Scowcroft |
Preceded by | Walt Rostow |
Succeeded by | Brent Scowcroft |
Personal details | |
Born | Heinz Alfred Kissinger May 27, 1923 (age 96) Fürth, Weimar Republic |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Nancy Maginnes (m. 1974) |
Children | 2 |
Education | City University of New York, City College Lafayette College Harvard University (BA, MA, PhD) |
Civilian awards | Nobel Peace Prize |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Army |
Years of service | 1943–1946 |
Rank | |
Unit | 970th Counter Intelligence Corps |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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In his letter of November 2 to the Nobel Committee Henry Kissinger expresses his deep sense of this obligation. In the letter he writes among other things: 'I am deeply moved by the award of the Nobel Peace Prize, which I regard as the highest honor one could hope to achieve in the pursuit of peace on this earth. When I consider the list of those who have been so honored before me, I can only accept this award with humility.' .. This year Henry Kissinger was appointed Secretary-of-State in the United States. In his letter to the Committee he writes as follows: 'I greatly regret that because of the press of business in a world beset by recurrent crisis I shall be unable to come to Oslo on December 10 for the award ceremony. I have accordingly designated Ambassador Byrne to represent me on that occasion.'
As secretary of state, Henry Kissinger cancelled a U.S. warning against carrying out international political assassinations that was to have gone to Chile and two neighboring nations just days before a former ambassador was killed by Chilean agents on Washington's Embassy Row in 1976, a newly released State Department cable shows.
Ford and Kissinger Gave Green Light to Indonesia's Invasion of East Timor, 1975: New Documents Detail Conversations with Suharto
Among the political luminaries attending the Beijing Olympics are Henry Kissinger and former President George H.W. Bush.
The three-day 26th Bilderberg Meeting concluded at a secluded cluster of shingled buildings in what was once a farmer's field. Zbigniew Brzezinski, President Carter's national security adviser, Swedish Prime Minister Thorbjorrn Falldin, former secretary of state Henry Kissinger and NATO Commander Alexander M. Haig Jr. were among 104 North American and European leaders at the conference.
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Preceded by Walt Rostow | National Security Advisor 1969–1975 | Succeeded by Brent Scowcroft |
Preceded by William Rogers | United States Secretary of State 1973–1977 | Succeeded by Cyrus Vance |