Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died aged 100 at his home in Connecticut.
His consulting firm Kissinger Associates announced his death in a statement on Wednesday evening, but did not disclose a cause.
It said he would be interred at a private family service, to be followed at a later date by a public memorial service in New York City.
Kissinger served as America’s top diplomat and national security adviser during the Nixon and Ford administrations and energetically pursued the policy of détente which thawed relations with the Soviet Union and China
Kissinger was both awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and roundly condemned as a war criminal as well.
Kissinger had been active past his centenary, attending meetings in the White House, publishing a book on leadership styles, and testifying before a Senate committee about the nuclear threat posed by North Korea. In July 2023 he made a surprise visit to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.
(Agencies)
