Henry Kissinger

By: Kyler Brosnahan

• He was born on May 27th 1923.
• He is a German-born American political scientist and diplomat.
• 56th Secretary of State and was in office from Semptember 22, 1973 to January 20, 1977 for Presidents Nixon and Ford.
• After his term, his opinion was still sought by some subsequent U.S. presidents and other world leaders.
• Between 1969 and 1977, he pioneered the policy of détente with the Soviet Union, orchestrated the opening of relations with the People's Republic of China, and negotiated the Paris Peace Accords, ending American involvement in the Vietnam War.
• Kissinger and Le Duc Tho were jointly awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for their work on the Paris Peace Accords which prompted the withdrawal of American forces from the Vietnam war.