The former US ambassador to Germany, John Kornblum, died on Thursday. He was 80. He died in Nashville in the Us state of Tennessee, dpa learned from a family friend on Friday. The German newspaper Tagesspiegel first reported the news. Kornblum was US ambassador from 1997 to 2001, first in Bonn and then in Berlin. Even after his career in the service of the US State Department, Kornblum repeatedly commented on current political issues. The trans-Atlanticist regularly appeared as an expert on Germ
Ben takes a look at the life of Kissinger, from his rise to political office in the Nixon Administration to his ideological differences with President Reagan, and explains how his background as a European immigrant shaped his views on foreign affairs.
US News: Henry Kissinger, the most powerful US diplomat of the Cold War era, who helped Washington open up to China, forge arms control deals with the Soviet U.
Chinese officials and state media are mourning the death of Henry Kissinger, the American diplomat known for his pivotal role in the U.S.-China rapprochement in the early 1970s. Recognizing the diplomat: Kissinger, who visited Beijing in July, received condolences from state media China Central Television, which praised him as a “legendary diplomat” and a witness to the China-U.S. relations’ development. Despite concerns about changing views in Washington, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin emphasized the need for Beijing and Washington to uphold and advance Kissinger's strategic vision, political bravery and diplomatic wisdom, fostering a “healthy, stable and sustainable development of Sino-U.S. relations.”