Henry Kissinger was the ‘Forrest Gump of diplomacy’: Lawyer
- Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100
- Diplomat in Nixon, Ford administrations won Nobel Peace Prize
- Helped negotiate peace deals in Vietnam, Arab-Israeli wars
(NewsNation) — Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100.
The statesman wielded immense power over foreign policy during the Nixon administration and played an integral role in negotiating a cease-fire in the Vietnam War, for which he won a Nobel Peace Prize.
Remembering Kissinger, high-profile criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos said he was essentially the “Forrest Gump of diplomacy.”
“(Vietnam) is where he burst into the international consciousness,” Geragos said Wednesday on “CUOMO.” “He served so many different presidents in so many different times of crisis.”
Kissinger also served as national security adviser during the Nixon and Ford administrations.