Why is Kissinger human?

Henry alfred kissinger (English: henry alfred kissinger,1923-May 27th), also translated as Ji Xinji, Secretary of State of Nixon and Ford Administration, winner of the 65438-0973 Nobel Peace Prize. From 1968 to 1977, it played a central role in American foreign affairs.

Kissinger's foreign policy record made him a controversial figure. For example, journalist christopher hitchens accused him of being a "war criminal".

Personal background

Kissinger, whose original name was Heinz Alfred Kissinger, was born in a Jewish family in Felt, Bavaria, Germany. From 65438 to 0938, in order to escape the persecution of Adolf Hitler, his family moved to new york. Kissinger became an American citizen on June 1943.

Although he spent his middle school days in Washington Heights, north of Manhattan, he always kept a unique German accent. Kissinger attended George Washington High School in the evening and worked in a shaving brush factory during the day. 1943, when studying at City University of new york, he was drafted into the army and worked as a German translator in the 970th Counter-Intelligence Corps.

Kissinger received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College with the highest academic achievement of 1950. Urban legend says that he is the only one who graduated from Harvard with full marks. In fact, he got a B in the fourth grade, and others rarely graduated with full marks. He received his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Harvard University in 1952 and 1954 respectively. His doctoral thesis entitled "The Restored World: metternich, Cassirer Ray and Peace 18 12-22" is generally regarded as the longest doctoral thesis in Harvard.

As an enlightened Republican eager to have greater influence on American foreign policy, Kissinger became a supporter and adviser of new york Governor nelson rockefeller. He tried to be the Republican presidential candidate in three elections: 1960, 1964 and 1968. 1968, when it was obvious that Richard Nixon would become the party's presidential candidate, Kissinger served as Nixon's adviser.

Political history

Kissinger served as national security assistant (1969—1973) and secretary of state (1973—1974) in the Nixon administration. He also served as Secretary of State in the Ford Administration from 1974 to 1977.

While working for Nixon, Kissinger formulated a policy to ease the Soviet Union. He also negotiated the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (START I) and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (START I). 197 1 July and 1 year1October, Kissinger secretly visited People's Republic of China (PRC) twice to negotiate with Zhou Enlai, paving the way for the groundbreaking summit meeting between China and the United States in 1972 and the normalization of Sino-US relations. Today, Kissinger is often called "an old friend of the people of China" by China leaders. His talks with Zhou Enlai were extremely confidential, and recently declassified documents showed that the talks were mainly concentrated in Taiwan Province province.

Kissinger and Li Deshou of Vietnam were awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of their efforts for the Vietnam Peace Agreement. Although both Kissinger and Nixon promised to end the Vietnam War as soon as possible when they came to power in 1968, the conflict with Vietnam escalated and the bombing plan for Laos and Cambodia (planned by Kissinger) was extended. Li Deshou refused to accept the prize on the grounds that peace had not been achieved.