Thomas A. Schwartz is a distinguished professor of history and political science at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States. He is a leading historian of international relations, known for his in-depth analyses of Henry Kissinger’s thought, and one of his major contributions in this field is his  book titled “Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography”, published in 2020 by Hill and Wang. He has served as president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) and has been a member of the U.S. Department of State’s Historical Advisory Committee.