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In Pictures: Henry Kissinger’s trips to the UK through the years

The diplomat spent much of his time in the United Kingdom helping to cement the ‘special relationship’ between the US and UK.

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Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger has died at the age of 100.

The diplomat dominated foreign policy under former US presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner spent much of his time in the United Kingdom helping to cement the “special relationship” between the US and UK.

Here, the PA news agency looks back at some of those moments in pictures.

Henry Kissinger receiving a warm welcome at Heathrow during a trip to the UK in 1972
Henry Kissinger receiving a warm welcome at Heathrow during a trip to the UK in 1972 (PA)
Henry Kissinger receiving his Nobel Peace Prize at Claridge’s Hotel in London
Mr Kissinger receiving his Nobel Peace Prize at Claridge’s Hotel in London (PA)
Former prime minister Harold Wilson with Mr Kissinger in March 1974
Former prime minister Harold Wilson with Mr Kissinger in March 1974 (PA)
Mr Kissinger with former foreign secretary Anthony Crosland during a press conference on what was referred to at the time as the Rhodesia crisis at the American Embassy in London in September 1976
Mr Kissinger with former foreign secretary Anthony Crosland during a press conference on what was referred to at the time as the Rhodesia crisis at the American Embassy in London in September 1976 (PA)
International politics and oil was being discussed by Mr Kissinger during this 1980 press conference in London
International politics and oil were discussed by Mr Kissinger during this 1980 press conference in London (PA)
The late Queen Elizabeth II and the late Duke of Edinburgh with Mr Kissinger on their arrival for the first day of Royal Ascot in June 1995
The late Queen Elizabeth II and the late Duke of Edinburgh with Mr Kissinger on their arrival for the first day of Royal Ascot in June 1995 (PA)
Formr Irish taoiseach Bertie Ahern with Mr Kissinger in October 1999 when the former US secretary of state was giving a lecture to Trinity College in Dublin
Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern with Mr Kissinger in October 1999, when the former US secretary of state was giving a lecture to Trinity College in Dublin (PA)
Brazilian football great Pele with Mr Kissinger at the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games
Brazilian football great Pele with Mr Kissinger at the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games (PA)
Mr Kissinger arriving at a service of thanksgiving for the life and work of former foreign secretary Lord Carrington at Westminster Abbey in January 2019
Mr Kissinger arriving at a service of thanksgiving for the life and work of former foreign secretary Lord Carrington at Westminster Abbey in January 2019 (PA)
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