Henry Kissinger and Jeffrey Epstein: Contact Records, Planned Dinners, and the Kissinger Associates Connection

UpdatedAugust 20, 2026

ByEpsteinWiki

Snapshot

Henry Kissinger was a former United States secretary of state, national security adviser, diplomat, author, and international business consultant.

His name appears in records connected to Jeffrey Epstein, including an address book, scheduling material, lists of people Epstein wanted to see, and a proposed 2014 dinner guest list.

The strongest documented institutional connection involves Joshua Cooper Ramo, a senior executive at Kissinger Associates. Epstein scheduled more than a dozen meetings with Ramo between 2013 and 2017. Many were scheduled at Epstein’s Manhattan residence after his 2008 conviction.

A representative for Kissinger said he did not know that Ramo was meeting with Epstein.

The released evidence does not establish that Kissinger flew aboard Epstein’s aircraft, visited Epstein’s island, exchanged direct emails with Epstein, participated in Epstein’s crimes, or knew about the conduct of Ramo or other people in Epstein’s network.

No Epstein survivor has publicly accused Kissinger of sexual misconduct.

Who Was Henry Kissinger?

Henry Alfred Kissinger was born Heinz Alfred Kissinger in Fürth, Germany, in 1923.

His Jewish family fled Nazi persecution and moved to the United States in 1938. Kissinger became an American citizen and served in the United States Army during the Second World War.

He later studied at Harvard University, earning undergraduate and doctoral degrees before joining the university’s faculty.

President Richard Nixon appointed Kissinger national security adviser in 1969. Kissinger served in that position until 1975.

He became secretary of state in 1973 and continued in that role under President Gerald Ford until January 1977. For more than two years, he held both positions simultaneously.

The United States Department of State credits Kissinger with helping develop détente with the Soviet Union, opening relations with the People’s Republic of China, negotiating Middle Eastern disengagement agreements, and participating in negotiations that produced the Paris Peace Accords.

Kissinger received the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize with North Vietnamese negotiator Lê Đức Thọ. Lê Đức Thọ declined the award.

Kissinger died at his Connecticut home on November 29, 2023. He was 100 years old.

Kissinger in Epstein’s Address Book

Kissinger’s name appeared in an address book associated with Epstein.

Former Epstein employee Juan Alessi was shown an address book during an investigative interview. Alessi identified names that he remembered appearing in another Epstein contact book.

The list he recalled included Kissinger, political officials, business leaders, academics, members of the Maxwell family, Epstein employees, and service providers.

Read the investigative record listing Kissinger among Epstein’s remembered contacts

An address book entry establishes that Epstein or his staff maintained contact information associated with Kissinger. It does not establish that Kissinger communicated with Epstein, visited his properties, or knew about his crimes.

The September 2013 Scheduling Record

A September 2013 calendar document contains the notation “Kissinger is free.”

The entry appears alongside scheduling references to Ehud Barak, Larry Summers, and Terje Rød Larsen.

Review the September 2013 scheduling record

The notation suggests that someone connected to Epstein’s scheduling operation had checked Kissinger’s availability.

However, the document does not identify a confirmed meeting location or clearly establish that Kissinger met Epstein on that occasion.

Availability is not proof of attendance.

The Proposed 2014 Dinner

A planning document titled “2014 Dinner Party” lists Kissinger among a group of prominent proposed guests.

The list includes:

Terje Rød Larsen
Leon Black
Ehud Barak
Timothy Geithner
Jes Staley
Lloyd Blankfein
Len Blavatnik
Larry Summers
David Blaine
Jacob Frenkel
Woody Allen
J. J. Abrams
Stephen Schwarzman
Henry Kissinger

The document considers May 19 and June 1 as possible dates.

Read the proposed 2014 dinner guest list

This is a planning document. It does not prove the dinner occurred.

It also does not establish which proposed guests accepted, attended, met Epstein, or even received invitations.

The document is nevertheless significant because it shows Epstein’s staff considering Kissinger for a gathering with political, financial, diplomatic, and entertainment figures after Epstein had become a registered sex offender.

Joshua Cooper Ramo and Kissinger Associates

The most substantial connection between Epstein and Kissinger’s professional organization involves Joshua Cooper Ramo.

Ramo was vice chairman and cochief executive of Kissinger Associates, the international consulting firm founded by Kissinger.

Released calendar records show that Epstein scheduled more than a dozen meetings with Ramo between 2013 and 2017. Many were scheduled during evening hours at Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse.

One scheduling exchange from November 2013 shows Epstein’s assistant communicating directly with Ramo’s assistant at Kissinger Associates. The assistants attempted to find a time for Ramo to visit Epstein.

Read the scheduling exchange between Epstein’s office and Kissinger Associates

The message identifies Ramo’s assistant through a Kissinger Associates address and signature block. It provides direct evidence that Epstein’s office coordinated meetings through the consulting firm’s administrative system.

Meetings at Epstein’s Manhattan Townhouse

According to reporting based on Epstein’s private calendar, Ramo had more than a dozen scheduled meetings with Epstein between 2013 and 2017.

Many were scheduled after 5 p.m. at Epstein’s Manhattan residence.

One planned September 2013 breakfast included Ramo and former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak.

Another scheduled meeting involved Ramo and Ariane de Rothschild.

The records show that Epstein maintained repeated access to a senior Kissinger Associates executive years after becoming a registered sex offender.

Ramo did not respond to requests for comment when the meetings were first reported.

A spokeswoman for Kissinger said Kissinger was unaware that Ramo was meeting with Epstein.

Read reporting based on Epstein’s private calendar

What Ramo’s Meetings Do and Do Not Establish

Ramo’s meetings are relevant because he held a senior position at Kissinger’s consulting firm.

However, Ramo was an individual executive with his own professional relationships. His meetings cannot automatically be attributed to Kissinger.

The available records do not prove that Ramo attended on Kissinger’s instructions.

They do not prove that Kissinger received reports about the meetings.

They do not establish that Kissinger Associates provided Epstein with consulting services.

They also do not prove that Ramo knew about Epstein’s sexual abuse beyond the information publicly available after Epstein’s conviction.

The records establish an institutional connection through scheduling and employment. They do not establish Kissinger’s knowledge or participation.

Epstein’s Diplomatic Network

Epstein cultivated relationships with former heads of government, diplomats, political advisers, investors, and international organizations.

The proposed dinner list placed Kissinger alongside people who held influence across several connected institutions.

Ehud Barak was a former Israeli prime minister.

Terje Rød Larsen was a diplomat and president of the International Peace Institute.

Larry Summers was a former United States treasury secretary and Harvard president.

Jes Staley was a senior banking executive.

Leon Black was the head of Apollo Global Management.

Lloyd Blankfein led Goldman Sachs.

Timothy Geithner had served as United States treasury secretary.

The list illustrates Epstein’s effort to place himself at the center of conversations involving diplomacy, finance, philanthropy, academia, and government.

It does not prove that everyone named participated in the planned event.

Kissinger Associates and Confidential Influence

Kissinger founded Kissinger Associates in 1982.

The company advised corporations and international clients about political risk, foreign governments, economic policy, and geopolitical strategy.

Kissinger Associates became known for operating with significant confidentiality. The firm generally did not publicly disclose its client list.

That secrecy generated controversy when Kissinger was selected in 2002 to chair the commission investigating the September 11 attacks. Questions about potential conflicts of interest and demands that he disclose the firm’s clients contributed to his resignation from the commission.

The Epstein records do not establish that Epstein was a Kissinger Associates client.

They establish that Epstein repeatedly scheduled meetings with one of the firm’s most senior executives.

Kissinger’s Foreign Policy Legacy

Kissinger remained one of the most influential and controversial foreign policy figures of the twentieth century.

Supporters credit him with advancing relations between the United States and China, negotiating arms control agreements with the Soviet Union, helping end direct American involvement in Vietnam, and conducting Middle Eastern diplomacy following the 1973 Arab Israeli War.

Critics focus on his role in policies that produced extensive civilian suffering and supported authoritarian governments.

Those controversies include the United States bombing campaign in Cambodia, intervention against the elected government of Salvador Allende in Chile, support for Pakistan during atrocities committed in what became Bangladesh, acceptance of Indonesia’s invasion of East Timor, and relationships with military governments in Latin America.

Declassified records have fueled decades of debate over Kissinger’s responsibility for these decisions.

Kissinger rejected claims that his conduct amounted to criminality. He defended his decisions as efforts to protect American strategic interests during the Cold War.

These controversies are separate from the Epstein evidence. They remain relevant to a complete biographical account of Kissinger and the type of geopolitical authority Epstein appeared interested in accessing.

The Villa Arabesque Tip

An anonymous caller contacted the FBI in July 2020 with allegations concerning Villa Arabesque, a property in Acapulco, Mexico.

The caller claimed that people connected to the villa housed Kissinger and other prominent individuals with alleged connections to Epstein.

Read the FBI tip concerning Villa Arabesque

This was an anonymous FBI tip.

The released record does not demonstrate that investigators verified the claim. It does not establish that Kissinger visited the property, met Epstein there, or knew about any alleged criminal activity.

Anonymous intake reports preserve what callers tell investigators. They are not proof that the reported events occurred.

No Public Survivor Allegation Against Kissinger

No publicly identified Epstein survivor has accused Kissinger of sexual abuse or participation in Epstein’s trafficking operation.

Kissinger does not appear in the publicly indexed flight logs as a passenger aboard Epstein’s aircraft.

No verified evidence places him on Little Saint James.

No released photograph has been identified showing Kissinger with Epstein.

No direct email exchange between Kissinger and Epstein has been located in the public collection.

No criminal charge or civil judgment connects Kissinger to Epstein’s abuse.

These absences must remain central to any accurate description of his appearance in the records.

What Is Established?

The available evidence establishes the following facts:

Kissinger’s name appeared in an Epstein address book or contact record recalled by Juan Alessi.
A September 2013 scheduling record stated that Kissinger was available.
Kissinger appeared on a proposed 2014 dinner guest list prepared within Epstein’s scheduling records.
The dinner document does not prove that the event occurred or that Kissinger attended.
Joshua Cooper Ramo was a senior executive at Kissinger Associates.
Epstein scheduled more than a dozen meetings with Ramo between 2013 and 2017.
At least one meeting was coordinated through an assistant using Kissinger Associates contact information.
A representative for Kissinger said he was unaware of Ramo’s meetings with Epstein.
An anonymous FBI caller referenced Kissinger in connection with Villa Arabesque, but the public record does not establish that the allegation was verified.
No Epstein related accusation, charge, or adjudicated finding against Kissinger appears in the public record.

What Is Not Established?

The records do not establish that Kissinger flew on Epstein’s aircraft.

They do not establish that he visited Little Saint James or another Epstein residence.

They do not establish that the proposed 2014 dinner took place.

They do not establish that Kissinger attended the dinner.

They do not establish that Kissinger directed or knew about Ramo’s meetings.

They do not establish that Epstein was a Kissinger Associates client.

They do not establish that Kissinger knew about Epstein’s trafficking operation.

They do not connect Kissinger to sexual misconduct involving an Epstein survivor.

Key Takeaways

Kissinger’s appearance in Epstein’s records is more substantial than a single incidental news reference. His name appears in contact and scheduling material, including a proposed dinner list.

The documents still fall short of proving a direct personal relationship between Kissinger and Epstein.

The documented Ramo meetings create an institutional connection to Kissinger Associates. They do not establish Kissinger’s knowledge or approval.

The proposed dinner list is evidence of Epstein’s desired social network. It is not an attendance record.

No survivor allegation, flight record, island visit, direct email exchange, criminal charge, or civil finding connects Kissinger to Epstein’s abuse.

Kissinger belongs in EpsteinWiki as part of Epstein’s documented political and diplomatic network footprint, not as a proven participant in Epstein’s crimes.

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Fact Check

This article was checked against Epstein scheduling records, contact book testimony, federal investigative material, reporting based on Epstein’s private calendar, and official biographical information.

The 2014 dinner record is accurately described as a proposed guest list rather than proof of attendance.

The notation that Kissinger was free is described as an availability reference rather than a confirmed meeting.

Ramo’s meetings are not attributed to Kissinger without evidence.

The Villa Arabesque statement is identified as an anonymous and unverified FBI tip.

No direct Epstein email, flight entry, island visit, survivor allegation, criminal charge, or civil judgment involving Kissinger was located as of August 20, 2026.

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