![]() ![]() ![]() His career testified to the mobility of American society, where a German-Jewish emigrant with no resources managed to reach the heights of power, until he became the most famous diplomat in the world. Between cynicism and seduction, brutality and skill, this architect of American Realpolitik and of the policy of "détente" with the USSR favored global stability over democracy and human rights. His life illustrated the extraordinary success of an academic, a diplomacy theorist promoted to a first-rank actor on the international scene. "Doctor Strangelove," "Nixon's Metternich," "Middle East Cyclone": These nicknames attributed to Henry Alfred Kissinger, dead on Wednesday, November 29, at the age of 100, testified to the exceptional personality and immense power in world affairs, from 1968 to 1977, of the one who was mostly called "Dear Henry," through affection or derision. Henry Kissinger leaving the Elysée Palace after his meeting with the president, in Paris, France in May 1973. ![]() He used secret diplomacy in a search for compromise, notably in Vietnam and the Middle East.īy Philippe Bernard and Henri Pierre Published on November 30, 2023, at 3:20 am (Paris), updated on November 30, 2023, at 7:23 am Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state, has died at 100Ī German Jewish emigrant, 'Dear Henry' held some of the most important positions in the United States from 1968 to 1977, including secretary of state under Nixon. ![]()
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