Henry A. Kissinger

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BiographyHenry Alfred Kissinger was sworn in on September 22, 1973, as the 56th Secretary of State, a position he held until January 20, 1977. He also served as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs from January 20, 1969, until November 3, 1975. In July 1983 he was appointed by President Reagan to chair the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America until it ceased operation in January 1985, and from 1984-1990 he served as a member of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. From 1986-1988 he was a member of the Commission on Integrated Long-Term Strategy of the National Security Council and Defense Department. He served as a member of the Defense Policy Board from 2001 to 2016.At present, Dr. Kissinger is Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., an international consulting firm. He is also a member of the International Council of J.P. Morgan Chase Co.; a Counselor to and Trustee of the Center for Strategic and International Studies; an Honorary Governor of the Foreign Policy Association; and an Honor Member of the International Olympic Committee. Among his other activities, Dr. Kissinger served as a member of the Board of Directors of ContiGroup Companies, Inc. from 1988-2014 and remains an Advisor to the Board, a position he also holds at American Express Company since 2005, after serving on the Board from 1984. He is also a Trustee Emeritus of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; a Director Emeritus of Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc.; and a Director of the International Rescue Committee.Among the awards Dr. Kissinger has received have been a Bronze Star from the U.S. Army in 1945; the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973; the Presidential Medal of Freedom (the nation’s highest civilian award) in 1977; and the Medal of Liberty (given one time to ten foreign-born American leaders) in 1986.Dr. Kissinger was born in Fuerth, Germany, came to the United States in 1938, and was naturalized a United States citizen in 1943. He served in the Army from February 1943 to July 1946. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1950 and received M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University in 1952 and 1954.From 1954 until 1969 he was a member of the faculty of Harvard University, in both the Department of Government and the Center for International Affairs. He was Director of the Harvard International Seminar from 1952 to 1969.Dr. Kissinger is the author of:A World Restored: Castlereagh, Metternich and the Restoration of Peace, 1812-1822 (1957)Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy (1957)The Necessity for Choice: Prospects of American Foreign Policy (1961)The Troubled Partnership: A Reappraisal of the Atlantic Alliance (1965)Problems of National Strategy: A Book of Readings (ed.) (1965)American Foreign Policy, Three Essays (1969)White House Years (1979)For the Record: Selected Statements, 1977-1980 (1981)Years of Upheaval (1982)Observations: Selected Speeches and Essays, 1982-1984 (1985);Diplomacy (1994)Years of Renewal (1999)Does America Need a Foreign Policy?: Toward a Diplomacy for the 21stCentury (2001)Ending the Vietnam War: A History of America’s Involvement in andExtrication from the Vietnam War (2003)Crisis: The Anatomy of Two Major Foreign Policy Crises (2003)On China (May 2011)World Order (September 2014) He has also published numerous articles on United States foreign policy, international affairs, and diplomatic history. His columns appear in leading U.S. and international newspapers.Dr. Kissinger is married to the former Nancy Maginnes and is the father of two children by a previous marriage. “Dr. Kissinger is one of our Nation s most accomplished and respected public servants.” President George W. Bush, 2002 “Most secretaries of state reach their peak fame as they leave office. I venture to say that Henry Kissinger is perhaps more widely known in the world today than he was when he left... He is a synonym of global diplomacy.” Brent Scowcroft, 2012, former National Security Adviser “While his contributions are far from complete, we are now beginning to appreciate what his service has provided our country, how it has changed the way we think about strategy and how he has helped provide greater security for our citizens and people around the world.” Ashton Carter, 2016, former Secretary of Defense “The United States, the world is greatly indebted to this superior person... He is, so far as this American is concerned, the greatest secretary of state in the history of our Republic. His superb record of achievement is unsurpassed in the annals of American history.” President Gerald Ford, 1977 “Henry Kissinger has played a central role in some of the most consequential U.S. foreign policy matters of the past half-century. He continues to be a highly influential figure in thinking about global affairs.” Harvard University President Drew Faust, 2012 “Dr. Kissinger wrote in his book, World Order, and I quote, that each generation will be judged by whether the greatest, most consequential issues of the human condition have been faced... Let us work together to bring about an even better future for China-US relations.” President Xi Jinping of China, 2015 “Dear Henry - It s hard to believe that it has been more than forty-one years since you left office (I m not far behind, with thirty-seven). There can be no doubt that our national Ship of State has often missed your hand at the tiller, though its steerpersons (sic) and captains have frequently sought your advice. Let s hope that you, and indeed the Ship, will be around for a long time.” Harold Brown, 2018, former Secretary of Defense and CSIS Counselor and Trustee “Congratulations, Dr. Kissinger, on your 95th birthday! The Friedrich Wilhelms University Bonn established a permanent Henry Kissinger Chair to honor you for your outstanding strategic foresight and diplomatic contributions to world order and diplomacy. This German generation knows Immanuel Kant s wisdom that peace is not a given, it does not come from itself. Germany has accepted greater international responsibility and draws on your understanding that success as a statesman rests on the study of history to understand why nations succeed and why they failed.” Professor James Bindenagel, Henry Kissinger Professor, Bonn, 2018

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Henry Kissinger is an American scholar and national security expert, who served as the 56th Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977.

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