Kissinger

[kis-uhn-jer]

noun

1. Henry Alfred, 1923–2023, U.S. statesman, born in Germany: U.S. secretary of state 1973–77; Nobel Peace Prize 1973.

Kissinger

/ ˈkɪsɪndʒə /

noun

1. Henry ( Alfred ). born 1923, US academic and diplomat, born in Germany; assistant to President Nixon for national security affairs (1969–75); Secretary of State (1973–77): shared the Nobel peace prize 1973

Example Sentences

Lehrer explained his retreat from the stage by saying that “political satire became obsolete when Henry Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.”

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Rubio is the first person to hold both roles simultaneously since Henry Kissinger molded Nixon's foreign policy into his own ghoulish image.

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That gives new meaning to the quip once offered by Henry Kissinger, in a different context: “It may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal.”

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It was an earlier US President, Richard Nixon, and his secretary of state Henry Kissinger who had laid the groundwork for wooing what was then Mao's China.

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American diplomat Henry Kissinger frequently picked up a racquet, as did many of the other high-profile visitors.

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