Covert action should not be confused with missionary work. - Henry Kissinger

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Covert action should not be confused with missionary work.

Henry Kissinger

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About Henry Kissinger

Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger; May 27, 1923 – November 29, 2023) was a German-American politician, diplomat, 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. He was a Jewish refugee who fled Nazi Germany with his family in 1938. For his actions negotiating a ceasefire in Vietnam, Kissinger received the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize under controversial circumstances, with two members of the committee resigning in protest. A practitioner of Realpolitik, Kissinger played a prominent role in United States foreign policy between 1969 and 1977. During this period, he pioneered the policy of détente with the Soviet Union, orchestrated the opening of relations with China, engaged in what became known as shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East to end the Yom Kippur War, and negotiated the Paris Peace Accords, ending American involvement in the Vietnam War.

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Alternative Names: Henry Alfred Kissinger • Heinz Alfred Kissinger • Henry A. Kissinger • Heinz Kissinger • Kissinger

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George F. Kennan Noam Chomsky Dwight D. Eisenhower Harry S. Truman William F. Buckley Jr.

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