Henry Kissinger

Some of the key events about Henry Kissinger

• 1938

  Escaped Nazi persecution by immigrating to the United States from Germany
• 1950

  Completed his Ph.D. at Harvard University with a dissertation on "Peace, Legitimacy, and the Equilibrium"
• 1969

  Appointed as National Security Advisor by President Richard Nixon
• 1969

  Authorized secret bombing campaigns in Cambodia and Laos during the Vietnam War
• 1970

  Supported the U.S. invasion of Cambodia, expanding the Vietnam War
• 1971

  Played a key role in arranging President Nixon's historic visit to China
• 1971

  Ignored reports of genocide in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to maintain relations with Pakistan
• 1973

  Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in Vietnam
• 1973

  Appointed as United States Secretary of State
• 1973

  Played a role in the overthrow of Chile's democratically elected President Salvador Allende
• 1974

  Negotiated the Sinai Interim Agreement between Egypt and Israel
• 1975

  Facilitated the Paris Peace Accords, ending direct U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
• 1975

  Gave tacit approval for Indonesia's invasion of East Timor, leading to widespread human rights abuses
• 1975

  Supported the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia as a counterweight to Vietnam, despite knowledge of their atrocities
• 1976

  Approved Argentina's "Dirty War" against leftist dissidents, resulting in thousands of disappearances
• 1976

  Endorsed Operation Condor, a campaign of political repression and state terror in South America
• 1982

  Founded Kissinger Associates, an international consulting firm
• 1989

  Advised for the violent suppression of Chinese pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square
• 2002

  Appointed as chairman of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
• 2002

  Appointed to lead the 9/11 Commission but resigned due to conflicts of interest

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