Henry Kissinger died on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at the age of 100 at his home in Connecticut, USA. The main actor in international diplomacy, a refugee from Nazi Germany, was Secretary of State under Nixon in 1973 and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Since then, international leaders have paid tribute to him.
Emmanuel Macron greets “a giant of history”
This morning, the French President paid tribute and greeted him on X (formerly Twitter). “A giant of history”.
“His century of ideas and diplomacy had a lasting impact on his time and our world.”said the head of state about this important player in world diplomacy during the Cold War.
Vladimir Putin honors “a wise and visionary statesman”
In a press release issued by the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin spoke of a wise and visionary statesman: The name of Henry Kissinger was closely linked to a pragmatic policy that made it possible to achieve a relaxation of international tensions and carried very important American-Soviet forces contribute to strengthening global security.
Blair, Cameron and Johnson paid tribute to his memory
Three former British prime ministers have paid tribute to the former Nobel laureate. Tony Blair, Labor prime minister from 1997 to 2007, praised a unique diplomatic artist. While diplomacy at the highest level is an art form, Henry was an artist, he added.
David Cameron, Conservative Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016 and currently Foreign Secretary, praised a great statesman. Even when he was 100 years old, his wisdom and thoughtfulness shone through. He praised in his X account that he was a great statesman and a deeply respected diplomat who will be sorely missed on the international stage.
With the death of Henry Kissinger, we have lost a giant of diplomacy, strategy and peacemaking that we wrote about “Lovers of unity”.
“With the death of Henry Kissinger we have lost a giant of diplomacy and strategy and the restoration of peace,” he wrote on X, paying tribute to a “lover of unity.”
“A legendary diplomat,” said Xi Jinping
In July, Henry Kissinger traveled to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who welcomed a legendary diplomat on the occasion, AFP recalls.
China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday praised Kissinger’s historic contribution to Sino-American relations, noting that he visited China more than a hundred times to promote the normalization of relations.