Henry Kissinger, Former Top US Diplomat Under Nixon, Dies at 100

Henry Kissinger, who died Wednesday at the age of 100, personified U.S. foreign policy during the Nixon and Ford administrations, serving as secretary of state under both presidents and inviting both praise for his diplomatic successes and controversy for his calculating political view of the world.

His death was announced by his consulting firm and no cause was given.

Known for being a scholar, a Nobel Pea