Nancy Kissinger, Henry Kissinger's wife, dies at 92 in Kent, Connecticut

Burial at Arlington planned alongside Henry Kissinger

Nancy Kissinger, a philanthropist and onetime foreign policy researcher who was the wife of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, died Thursday at her home in Kent, Connecticut. She was 92.

Robert Johnson, the manager of the property, told The Associated Press of her death. Johnson said the cause of her death was not disclosed.

Johnson said she will be buried next to her late husband at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

Nancy Kissinger was the daughter of a New York City lawyer. She met Henry Kissinger while working for New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, and the couple wed in 1974. She was described by one profiler as “a brainy, Blass-bedecked blonde” and was often seen at high fashion openings. She became a strong presence on the New York philanthropy scene.

Philanthropist Judy Peabody, who chaired a hospital charity event in 1989, said: “Nancy Kissinger can pick up the phone and get right through to the CEO. Nobody keeps her waiting.”