Awards, Honors and Associations
In 1973, Kissinger, while serving as the United States Secretary of State, and Le Duc Tho were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the Paris Peace Accords of 1973, "intended to bring about a cease-fire in the Vietnam war and a withdrawal of the American forces," Unlike Tho, who refused the prize because Vietnam was still at war, Kissinger accepted it.
In 1976, Kissinger was named as the first honorary member of the Harlem Globetrotters.
On January 13, 1977, Kissinger was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Gerald Ford.
In 1980, Kissinger won the National Book Award in History for the first volume of his memoirs, The White House Years.
In 1995, he was appointed an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
In 1998, Kissinger became an honorary citizen of Fürth, Germany, his hometown. He has been a lifelong supporter of the Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth football club and is now an honorary member and has lifetime season tickets . He served as Chancellor of the College of William and Mary from February 10, 2001 to the summer of 2005.
In 2000, Kissinger was awarded the Sylvanus Thayer Award at the United States Military Academy, West Point, NY.
Since 2000, he is the 'honorary member' of the International Olympic Committee.
In 2005, Kissinger was awarded a Gold Medal at the annual Queen Sofia Spanish Institute Gold Medal Gala.
In April 2006, Kissinger received the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service from the Woodrow Wilson Center of the Smithsonian Institution.
In June 2007, Kissinger received the Hopkins-Nanjing Award for his contributions to reestablishing Sino–American relations. This award was presented by the presidents of Nanjing University, Chen Jun, and of Johns Hopkins University, William Brody, during the 20th anniversary celebration of the Johns Hopkins University—Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies also known as the Hopkins–Nanjing Center.
In September 2007, Kissinger was honored as Grand Marshal of the German-American Steuben Parade in New York City. He was celebrated by tens of thousands of spectators on Fifth Avenue. Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was supposed to be a co-Grand Marshal, but had to cancel due to health problems. Kohl was represented by Klaus Scharioth, German Ambassador in Washington, who led the Steuben Parade with Kissinger.
He was honored as the first recipient of the Ewald von Kleist Award of the Munich Conference on Security Policy.
In June 2011, Kissinger was honored by the American Council on Germany with a McCloy Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to transatlantic relations.
March 1, 2012 he was awarded the President's Medal, the highest award of the State of Israel.
Kissinger was a member of the Founding Council of the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford.
Kissinger is known to be a member of the following groups:
- Aspen Institute
- Bilderberg Group
- Bohemian Club
- Council on Foreign Relations
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