Henry Kissinger
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Henry Alfred Kissinger was an American diplomat, political scientist, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 7th national security advisor from 1969 to 1975 and as the 56th
Official portrait, c. 1973
Portrait of Kissinger as a Harvard senior in 1950
Kissinger being sworn in as Secretary of State by Chief Justice Warren Burger, September 22, 1973. Kissinger's mother, Paula, holds the Bible as President Nixon looks on.
Kissinger, shown here with Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong, negotiated rapprochement with China.
The relationship between the People's Republic of China and the United States has been complex and at times tense since the establishment of the PRC on 1 October 1949 and subsequent retreat of the gov
President Donald Trump with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during his state visit to China in 2026
President Nixon and Premier Zhou Enlai toast during Nixon's 1972 visit to China
President Gerald Ford makes remarks at a Reciprocal Dinner in Beijing on 4 December 1975.