American diplomat and former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100. Kissinger, a well-known political scholar and statesman, is credited with markedly shaping the way U.S. foreign policy works, serving under two American presidents.
Kissinger's official website confirmed the news on Wednesday. Kissinger died at his home in Connecticut, according to a statement from Kissinger Associates, Inc. He served as the 56th U.S. secretary of state, becoming a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, helping create "the post-World War II world order," his website stated.
Kissinger served as both national security adviser and secretary of state under President Richard Nixon. His time in the White House saw the opening up of China to the West and the return of U.S. troops after the U.S. ended its involvement in the Vietnam war.
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