On the eve of a weekend-long conference honoring George F. Kennan '25, a small group of University students and faculty were treated to a dinner and intimate talk with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
Attendance was limited to students from professor Wolfgang Danspeckgruber's course POL/WWS 321: Theory and Practice of International Diplomacy, students involved with the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and University professors.
The private event took place in the convocation room of the Friend Center late Thursday evening.
Kissinger came at the request of friend and University trustee Paul Wythes '55.
President Tilghman was excited to introduce undergraduates to Kissinger and was on hand to welcome him along with professor Robert George.
Kissinger began with a self-proclaimed "irreverent" anecdote about his friendship with Wythes and the rumbling quality of his own voice.
He then examined Iraqi sovereignty and the question of idealism versus realpolitik. "I think this is a misleading issue," he said. "You must understand your situation . . . but you must also know where you are going."
Kissinger added that the world is now in a state of unparalleled change because of the impact of military technology, increased global interaction and the influence of private groups on foreign policy.
He urged policymakers not to become sidetracked by semantic debates over unilateralism and multilateralism, and instead to focus on larger issues.
The next U.S. president has an opportunity to influence international issues like policymakers after World War II, he added.
He ended his remarks with a question to those in attendance.
"Can we distinguish little problems from big problems?" he said.
Kissinger then answered students' questions on topics ranging from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to U.S. relations with China and the role of the United Nations.
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