Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies aged 100

Colombo (News 1st) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, a legendary figure in U.S. foreign affairs and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, died late Wednesday (29th) aged 100, in his home in the U.S. state of Connecticut, U.S. media reported.

Kissinger, who as a youth escaped from Nazi Germany where he was born and migrated to the United States, served as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor during the terms of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford from 1968-1976.

Kissinger shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 with Vietnamese Minister Le Duc Tho for their role in negotiating the Paris Peace Accords that led to the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Vietnam.