In [3] Deligne defined mixed Hodge structures (M.H.S.'s) and showed that the cohomology of every algebraic variety over C has a natural M.H.S. Morgan [12], using Sullivan's minimal models, showed that the rational homotopy Lie algebra and rational homotopy type of every smooth variety have natural M.H.S.'s. In this note we announce an extension of mixed Hodge theory to arbitrary varieties and homotopy fibers of morphisms between varieties. The latter is a major step in extending asymptotic Hodge theory to homotopy groups and periods of iterated integrals. The bar construction and KuoTsai Chen's iterated integrals [1] provide the link between Hodge theory and homotopy groups. Some of the results announced have been distributed in preprint form [7]. Proofs of the results stated will be published elsewhere.Because the higher homotopy groups of a non-nilpotent topological space are inaccessible to rational homotopy theory, we make the following definition. The homotopy Lie algebra of a pointed topological space (X, x) is the graded Lie algebra 0.(X, x) where 0o(^> z) is the Malcev Lie algebra associated with 7Ti(X, x) and, when k > 1,The class of nilpotent spaces includes simply connected spaces and topological groups. There is a Hurewicz homomorphism If (V, x) is simply connected, then the M.H.S. on 7Tfc(V, x) does not depend on the basepoint x. However, if V is not simply connected, this is not the case.