Henry Kissinger

About Henry Kissinger

Secretary of State under Richard Nixon, who played a key role in American foreign policy during the Vietnam War. He won the Nobel Prize in 1973 for his work on the Paris Peace Accords, which effectively ended the Vietnam War.

Henry Alfred Kissinger is an American politician, diplomat, 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. A Jewish refugee who fled Nazi Germany with his family in 1938, he became National Security Advisor in 1969 and U.S. Secretary of State in 1973. For his actions negotiating a ceasefire in Vietnam, Kissinger received the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize under controversial circumstances, with two members of the committee resigning in protest. A practitioner of Realpolitik, Kissinger played a prominent role in United States foreign policy between 1969 and 1977.

Preceded by	William Rogers
President	Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford
Children	2
Political party	Republican
Succeeded by	Cyrus Vance
Civilian awards	Nobel Peace Prize
Deputy	Kenneth Rush, Robert Ingersoll, Charles Robinson
Born	Heinz Alfred Kissinger, May 27, 1923, Fürth, Bavaria, Weimar Republic (now Germany)
Education	City College of New York, Harvard University, (AB, AM, PhD)

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Trivia

He waited several hours to tell Richard Nixon that Syria and Egypt had attacked Israel in 1973 because he didnt want the President to intervene.

Henry Kissinger before fame

In high school, he was employed at a shave brush factory at nights in Manhattan after fleeing Germany with his family to escape Nazi persecution.

Achievement of Henry Kissinger

He waited several hours before informing President Richard Nixon that Syria and Egypt had invaded Israel in 1973, as he did not want the President to act.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Henry Kissinger family life

In 1974, he married Nancy Kissinger and had two children, David and Elizabeth Kissinger. Louis and Paula Kissinger are his parents.

Associations of Henry Kissinger

After Richard Nixon resigned, he remained Secretary of State under Gerald R. Ford.

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