BERLIN — Henry Kissinger honored former President George H.W. Bush on Thursday for his commitment to Germany during the fall of the Berlin Wall and reunification.
The Henry A. Kissinger Prize is bestowed by the American Academy in Berlin on an American or European who made an extraordinary contribution to transatlantic relations. Last year — the prize’s first — the honoree was Helmut Schmidt, the chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982.
Kissinger, who was born in Germany and served as U.S. secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, said in a statement he was “profoundly moved” for Bush to get the award. In accepting the honor, Bush said it was Germany itself that made the effort to become whole again after decades of being split in two.
