Zbigniew Brzezinski
Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski (/ˈzbɪɡniɛv brəˈʒɪnski/ ZBIG-niev brə-ZHIN-skee; Polish: Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzeziński [ˈzbʲiɡɲɛf kaˈʑimʲɛʂ bʐɛˈʑiĩ̯skʲi]; March 28, 1928 – May 26, 2017) was a Polish American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman. He served as the United States National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1981.
Zbigniew Brzezinski | |
---|---|
10th United States National Security Advisor | |
In office January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Deputy | David L. Aaron |
Preceded by | Brent Scowcroft |
Succeeded by | Richard V. Allen |
Personal details | |
Born | Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzeziński March 28, 1928 Warsaw, Second Polish Republic |
Died | May 26, 2017 Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 89)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Emilie Benes Brzezinski (m. 1955–2017) |
Children | Ian (b. 1963) Mark (b. 1965) Mika (b. 1967) |
Alma mater | McGill University[1] Harvard University |
Profession | Politician, critic |
Brzezinski died at a hospital in Falls Church, Virginia on May 26, 2017 from congestive heart failure at the age of 89.[2]
Zbigniew Brzezinski Media
The conference venue at the Hotel Regina during the second Wehrkunde-Begegnung in 1964. Pictured are, among others, Zbigniew Brzezinski (far left) as well as Ewald von Kleist and Franz-Josef Strauss (center).
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and National Security Council Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski (1977)
National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski accompanying President Jimmy Carter during a visit to Strategic Air Command's Headquarters in Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.
Carter, Brzezinski and Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia
The Iranian Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, meeting with Alfred Atherton, William H. Sullivan, Cyrus Vance, President Jimmy Carter, and Zbigniew Brzezinski, in 1977
Brzezinski hosts a dinner for Chinese Communist leader Deng Xiaoping in 1979
U.S. President Jimmy Carter with Brzezinski and Cyrus Vance at Camp David in 1977
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin engages Brzezinski in a game of chess at Camp David
References
- ↑ Gravenor, Kristian (February 13, 2007). "Zbigniew Brzezinski's Montreal recollections". Coolopolis. http://coolopolis.blogspot.com/2007/02/zbigniew-brzezinskis-montreal.html. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
- ↑ Lewis, Daniel (2017-05-26). "Zbigniew Brzezinski, National Security Adviser to Jimmy Carter, Dies at 89". The New York Times. . https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/us/zbigniew-brzezinski-dead-national-security-adviser-to-carter.html. Retrieved 2017-05-27.