Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state, dead at 100
Henry Kissinger death: Influential US diplomat, dead at 100
Famed US diplomat Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100, it has been announced.
Kissinger, the former US Secretary of State and the last surviving member of Richard Nixon’s cabinet died on Wednesday.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for helping to end America’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The same year, he also led peace talks between Israel and Arab states that brought an end to the Yom Kippur War.
President Ford, who appointed him his national security adviser, handed him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977, for having “wielded America’s great power with wisdom and compassion in the service of peace.”
Kissinger, the son of German Jews, escaped the Nazis with his family in 1938 but returned to the country of his birth six years later serving with the US Army.
Henry Kissinger death: Influential US diplomat, dead at 100
Henry Kissinger death: Influential US diplomat, dead at 100
Maroosha Muzaffar30 November 2023 03:45
Henry Kissinger: Polarising architect of Cold War era American foreign policy
Influential US secretary of state to Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and Nobel Peace Prize winner remembered as arch practitioner of ‘realpolitik’ who was revered and reviled in equal measure, write Ariana Baio and Joe Sommerlad:
Maroosha Muzaffar30 November 2023 03:13
Anthony Bourdain’s savaging of Kissinger lights up X
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Graeme Massie30 November 2023 02:42
Henry Kissinger: Polarising architect of Cold War era American foreign policy
Influential US secretary of state to Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford and Nobel Peace Prize winner remembered as arch practioner of ‘realpolitik’ who was revered and reviled in equal measure, write Joe Sommerlad and Ariana Baio.
Graeme Massie30 November 2023 02:32
Henry Kissinger’s life in images
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and his wife Nancy arrive at the White House for a state dinner 24 April 2018 in Washington, DC
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US President Donald Trump (R) meets with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the Oval Office of the White House on 10 October 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Former US Secretary of State George Shultz (C) pushes away protesters shouting “Arrest Henry Kissinger for war crimes” as former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (L) watches prior to the two testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee 29 January 2015 in Washington, DC.
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Graeme Massie30 November 2023 02:22
Henry Kissinger death: Influential US diplomat, dead at 100
Former diplomat left a major impact on US policy around the world, writes Josh Marcus.
Graeme Massie30 November 2023 02:13
Henry Kissinger dead at 100
This is a live blog covering the death of Henry Kissinger at the age of 100 on Wednesday.
Graeme Massie30 November 2023 02:11
