Nobel Prize-winning academic and American diplomat, Henry Kissinger, has died at the age of 100, his consulting firm announced wednesday.
Kissinger, arguably the most identifiable secretary of state of modern times, died at his home in Connecticut.
Kissinger Associates announced that his family would hold a private funeral, with a memorial service to take place later in New York, where Kissinger grew up Kissinger had remained active even as a centenarian, traveling to China in July to meet President Xi Jinping.
