Henry Kissinger Joins USA World Cup Bid Committee

Controversial Former Secretary of State is a Known Football Fan March 31 In a move that may be more controversial than the USSF would hope, USA Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced on Monday that former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger has accepted an invitation to join the USA Bid Committee and help drive the country’s bid for the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup. Will Dr. Kissinger be an Asset? Kissinger is a German-born American political scientist who has won the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the Nixon administration, and was a frequent visitor to the Bush White House. However admired he may be inside US political circles, his reputation in other countries is very different. In 2001, he had to flee Paris after being served with a summons to appear in front of Judge Roger Le Loire, who was investigating the death and disappearance of five French citizens during the rule of General Pinochet in Chile. Mr Kissinger was visiting Paris when police delivered a summons to the Ritz, where he was staying, asking him to present himself at the Palais de Justice. Kissinger has Controversial Image Abroad - Full Article