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Henry

Kissinger

By : Namwan 5 - 2
Mini Biography
Henry Kissinger was born May 27, 1923in Furth, Bavaria, Germany.

He has a young brother name Walter Kissinger. In 1950 he


received the BA Degree Summa Cum Laude at Harvard College.
Then two years after that Henry Kissinger also received MA
and PhD Degrees at Harvard University.
Character Traits
Henry Kissinger is well known in his intellect and his

diplomatic skill. He has been helping resolve several


conflicts while he was working as National Security Advisor
for President Nixon such as the ceasefire in Vietnam War,
the end of Yom Kippur War, etc.
Conflict
When Henry Kissinger was working as a National Security

Advisor under President Nixon, the United States was in


conflict with North Vietnam because it supported South
Vietnamese army anticommunist movements. The United States
sent its troops to help South Vietnam fighting with North
Vietnam in Saigon.
Solve Conflict
Henry Kissinger initiated a ceasefire talk between Washington

and Hanoi. He assisted President Nixon in a


Vietamizationpolicy which aimed to gradually withdraw
United State’s troops from South Vietnam. This helped
solving the conflict between North Vietnam and the United
States but the war between North and South Vietnam still
continue.
Sources
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger
 http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1973/kis
singer-bio.html

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