Former U.S. Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger has passed away at age 100.
He was the U.S. secretary of state during the Nixon and Ford administrations and is said to be one of the most influential and controversial foreign policy framers in postwar United States.
The news was confirmed by Kissinger's consulting company on Wednesday night.
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"Dr. Henry Kissinger, a respected American scholar and statesman, died today at his home in Connecticut," Kissinger Associates, Inc. said in a statement Wednesday.
Kissinger will be interred at a private family service and there will be a memorial service at a later date in New York City, the company said.
Kissinger will be interred at a private family service and there will be a memorial service at a later date in New York City, the company said.
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Kissinger in their New York apartment with their dog Tyler, 1978
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