National Security Advisor, from January 20, 1969 to November 3, 1975, U.S. Secretary of State, from September 22, 1973 to January 20, 1977, the latter under both Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford; Chancellor of the College of William & Mary, from July 1, 2000 to October 1, 2005, and Chair of the 9/11 Commission, from November 27, 2002 to December 14, 2002

Awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1973. A supporter of the “Realpolitik” approach; he pioneered détente with the USSR, composed the opening of relations with the People’s Republic of China, helped end the Yom Kippur War, and negotiated the end of American combat in Vietnam, with the Paris Peace Accords

Created international geopolitical consulting firm Kissinger Associates, and wrote many books on diplomacy, history, and cross-nation relations

Both been hailed for his foreign policy achievements; and criticized for his toleration of or indifference to war crimes by U.S. allies, and for his playing a leading role in the U.S. bombing of Cambodia

Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 1972 (sharing the award with Richard Nixon)