Biography
Henry Alfred Kissinger (né Heinz; May 27, 1923 – November 29, 2023) was a German-born American politician, diplomat, political scientist 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. Kissinger played a prominent role in United States foreign policy between 1969 and 1977, pioneering the policy of détente with the Soviet Union, orchestrating an opening of relations with the People's Republic of China, engaging in what became known as shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East to end the Yom Kippur War, and negotiating the Paris Peace Accords, which ended American involvement in the Vietnam War. After leaving government, he formed Kissinger Associates, an international geopolitical consulting firm. Kissinger wrote over a dozen books on diplomatic history and international relations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Kissinger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Global Citizen Awards · 2012
- Ewald von Kleist Prize · 2009
- Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg · 2007
- Great Immigrants Award · 2006
- honorary doctor of the Peking University · 2005
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- Franz Josef Strauss Award · 1996
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1995
- Eric M. Warburg Award · 1992
- Charlemagne Prize · 1987
- Medal of Liberty · 1986
- Francis Boyer Award · 1981
- National Book Award · 1980
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1977
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic · 1976
- Wateler Peace Prize · 1975
- Nobel Peace Prize · 1973
- Financial Times Person of the Year · 1972
- Time Person of the Year · 1972
- Guggenheim Fellowship · 1965
- Bronze Star Medal · 1945
- Bavarian Maximilian Order — Science and Art
- Bavarian Order of Merit
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor
- Golden Plate Award
- Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- honorary doctor of Waseda University
- Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Knights of Rizal
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
- Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
- Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
- Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class
- Presidential Medal of Distinction
Filmography41 titles
The Vietnam War
The Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed the World
I... For Icarus
Shadow World
The Jump
Agnelli
HyperNormalisation
The War on Democracy
Another Day of Life
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
The War at Home
The Seventies
Perfumed Nightmare
The Corridors of Power
Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words
War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death
Cover-Up
The Shock Doctrine
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
Sputnik Mania
The Colbert Report
The Trials of Henry Kissinger
John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls
The Spy Who Fell to Earth
Gloria: In Her Own Words
Harry Benson: Shoot First
The Diplomat
American Experience
Dynasty
Our Nixon
The Daily Show
Murder in Monaco
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
The Words That Built America
The Valkyrie Legacy
Wisdom
Kissinger
The Hunting of the President
Citizen USA: A 50 State Road Trip
Vietnam: Secret Negotiations that Ended the War
Santiago Files