Henry Kissinger was born in Germany in 1923. An expert in international affairs and nuclear defense, he was national-security adviser (1969-75) to Presidents Nixon and Ford, and played a major role in the formulation of U.S. foreign policy.

He arranged Nixon's visit (1972) to China, shared (1973) the Nobel Peace Prize for negotiating a cease-fire with North Vietnam, and helped arrange a cease-fire in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War. He has written several books on foreign policy and two volumes of memoirs.

Posted by Contact on Monday September 21, 1998.