Henry A. Kissinger

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author diplomat human political scientist

Henry A. Kissinger was a German-born American diplomat and political scientist who served as U.S. National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, playing a central role in shaping Cold War foreign policy and détente.

Aliases (5)

Henry Kissinger ×33
Heinz Alfred Kissinger ×3
David Kissinger ×1
Henry Alfred Kissinger ×1
Kissinger ×1

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → diplomat → human → political scientist →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts → Doctor of Philosophy → Master of Arts →
appointedBy	Richard Nixon →
awardReceived	National Security Medal → Nobel Peace Prize → Presidential Medal of Freedom →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfBirth	Germany →
countryOfCitizenship	Germany → United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1923-05-27 →
dateOfDeath	2023-11-29 →
educatedAt	Harvard College → Harvard University →
employer	Harvard University → United States Department of State → United States National Security Council →
ethnicGroup	German Jews →
familyName	Kissinger →
fieldOfWork	diplomacy → foreign policy → international relations →
fullName	Heinz Alfred Kissinger →
givenName	Heinz → Henry →
immigratedTo	United States of America →
languageSpoken	English → German →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Republican Party (United States) →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
notableFor	back-channel diplomacy → policy of détente with the Soviet Union → shaping U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War →
notableIdea	linkage diplomacy → realpolitik in U.S. foreign policy →
notableWork	Nixon administration policy of détente with the Soviet Union → Paris Peace Accords negotiations on the Vietnam War → book "Diplomacy" → book "White House Years" → book "World Order" → book "Years of Upheaval" → opening of diplomatic relations between the United States and the People’s Republic of China →
occupation	diplomat → political scientist → university teacher → writer →
placeOfBirth	Fürth, Bavaria, Germany →
placeOfDeath	Kent, Connecticut, United States →
positionHeld	Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs → Professor of Government at Harvard University → United States National Security Advisor → United States Secretary of State →
religion	Judaism →
servedIn	administration of Gerald Ford → administration of Richard Nixon →
termEnd	1975-11-03 (as National Security Advisor) → 1977-01-20 (as Secretary of State) →
termStart	1969-01-20 (as National Security Advisor) → 1973-09-22 (as Secretary of State) →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Diplomacy ("Henry Kissinger") → Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy ("Henry Kissinger") → White House Years ("Henry Kissinger") → Years of Renewal ("Henry Kissinger") → Years of Upheaval ("Henry Kissinger") → Years of Upheaval ("Henry Kissinger") →	author
Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service ("Henry Kissinger") → Foreign Policy Association Medal ("Henry Kissinger") → James A. Van Fleet Award → Public Welfare Medal → Sylvanus Thayer Award →	notableRecipient
Years of Renewal ("Henry Kissinger") → Years of Upheaval ("Henry Kissinger") → Years of Upheaval ("Henry Kissinger") →	mainCharacter
Heinz Alfred Kissinger ("Heinz Alfred Kissinger") → Henry Kissinger ("Heinz Alfred Kissinger") →	birthName
Sinai II disengagement agreement ("Henry Kissinger") → Syrian–Israeli disengagement agreement on the Golan Heights ("Henry Kissinger") →	mediatedBy
Ann Fleischer ("Henry Kissinger") → Nancy Maginnes Kissinger ("Henry Kissinger") →	spouse
National Security Medal →	awardedTo
Gerald Ford administration ("Henry Kissinger") →	cabinetMember
Le Duc Tho ("Henry Kissinger") →	coRecipientWith
Henry A. Kissinger ("Kissinger") →	familyName
Henry A. Kissinger ("Heinz Alfred Kissinger") →	fullName
Ann Fleischer ("David Kissinger") →	hasChild
City College of New York ("Henry Kissinger") →	hasNotableAlumni
Trilateral Commission ("Henry Kissinger") →	hasNotableMember
Middle East shuttle diplomacy ("Henry Kissinger") →	hasPrimaryArchitect
Robert K. Brigham ("Henry Kissinger") →	hasWrittenAbout
Hans Morgenthau ("Henry Kissinger") →	influenced
Nixon 1972 presidential campaign ("Henry Kissinger") →	keyAdvisor
Paris Peace Accords negotiations on the Vietnam War ("Henry Kissinger") →	mainMediator
White House Years ("Henry Kissinger") →	mainProtagonist
Heinz Alfred Kissinger ("Henry Alfred Kissinger") →	nameInEnglish
Nixon administration ("Henry Kissinger") →	notablePerson
Ann Fleischer ("Henry Kissinger") →	notableRelative
Paris Peace Accords negotiations on the Vietnam War ("Henry Kissinger") →	participant
Nancy Maginnes Kissinger ("Henry Kissinger") →	relative
Lockheed bribery scandals ("Henry Kissinger") →	significantPerson
SALT I ("Henry Kissinger") →	USNationalSecurityAdvisorInvolved
La Casa Pacifica ("Henry Kissinger") →	visitedBy
Zhou Enlai ("Henry Kissinger") →	workedWith