Henry Kissinger, the man who steered American foreign policy for a generation and was complicit in atrocities across the globe, died on Wednesday at age 100.

His death prompted posts of adoration from many prominent lawmakers. Former President George W. Bush called Kissinger “one of the most dependable and distinctive voices on foreign affairs,” saying he had “long admired the man who fled the Nazis as a young boy from a Jewish family, then fought them in the United States Army.”

“He worked in the administrations of two presidents and counseled many more,” Bush said in a statement. “I am grateful for that service and advice, but I am most grateful for his friendship.”

President George W. Bush stands with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 2008. Kissinger, the diplomat with the thick glasses and gravelly voice who dominated foreign policy in the United States from 1969 to 1977, died Wednesday.

Others, including billionaire and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg, said no one had “exercised more influence over global affairs over a longer period of time” than Kissinger.” He called his death “a loss for our country and the world.”

Nobody in our country exercised more influence over global affairs over a longer period of time than Henry........

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