Henry Kissinger

Former United States Secretary of State

Henry Kissinger served in the U.S. Army during the Second World War and subsequently held teaching posts in history and government at Harvard University for twenty years. He served as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, and he has advised many other American presidents on foreign policy. He received the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Medal of Liberty, among other awards. He is the author of numerous books and articles on foreign policy and diplomacy, including most recently “On China and World Order.” He is currently chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., an international consulting firm.

Debates Featuring Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger at 99: A Conversation on Leadership

With Henry Kissinger, John Micklethwait

July 22, 2022

For more than six decades, Henry Kissinger has been a force in international affairs. Arguably among the most recognizable of U.S. diplomats, he served as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. That, however, is but a snap-shot of his true power and influence. Considered a scholar of diplomacy and a prolific writer, Kissinger consulted on security matters for much of the 20th and 21st centuries, advising presidents ranging from Dwight D. Eisenhower…