Today, many consultants on interpersonal relations are represented in the information field. This service has been in demand for many years already, since it is difficult for people to establish contacts with each other. It is not hard to imagine that it is even more difficult to establish friendly relations between states and peoples. And qualified consultants in this area can be counted on one hand. One of them is Henry Kissinger, a man who became a legend during his lifetime.
early years
Paraphrasing the well-known phrase about human destiny, we can say that patriots of their country are not born, but become. The biography of Henry Kissinger is a clear confirmation of this. The future US Secretary of State was born on May 27, 1923. The boy's parents lived in Germany. The child's father worked as a teacher at the school, the mother was engaged in housekeeping. During this period, civilized peoples healed the wounds inflicted by the First World War.
Growing up Henry observed with his own eyes how people live in post-war conditions. When he was fifteen years old, the family moved to live in America. The Kissingers were pushed to this step by the policies pursued by the Nazi regime. In New York, the teenager graduated from elementary school and continued his education at City College, studying the wisdom of accounting. The student Kissinger failed to complete his studies, since in 1943 he was drafted into the army.
After several months of training, the recruit was enrolled in divisional reconnaissance. This was facilitated by the developed intellect of the young man and excellent knowledge of the German language. The division took part in the landing on the Normandy coast when the Allies opened a second front. After demobilization in 1946, Kissinger worked as a teacher in an intelligence school for another year. After completing his military career, Henry went to college at Harvard University. After four years, he completed his studies and received a bachelor's degree.
On the political stage
It is important to emphasize that Henry Kissinger was constantly raising the level of his competence. He deeply believed in democratic institutions and was a sincere patriot of America. After a while, politicians and large businessmen who did their business around the world began to turn to him for advice. For a long time, Harvard University remained Kissinger's main place of work. At the same time, the famous professor was regularly involved in cooperation with various state, private and military structures.
Richard Nixon, as President of the United States, appointed Kissinger as Secretary of State. In this position, Henry showed his best qualities of a diplomat and a reasonable person. After a long period of time, it can be said with good reason that there was no personality of this magnitude in the Soviet establishment. Henry Kissinger made an invaluable contribution to the creation of the international security system. He worked a lot with the leaders of the PRC and the USSR.
The personal life of the American diplomat was not bad. He was married twice. In the first marriage, the husband and wife raised two children - a son and a daughter. But something went wrong and the family fell apart. The second wife worked side by side with her boss for a decade and a half. There is no need to talk about love, but the marriage turned out to be surprisingly strong. They still live under the same roof.
