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Representative Dr. Saccone will be speaking to the American Legion Post 712 in Pleasant Hills on the subject of God in our government and veterans' issues.

This is a non-smoking, open-to-the-public event at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 17. Please join us at this first open-to-the-public speaking engagement. American Legion Post 712 is located at 650 Old Clairton Road and can be reached at 412-653-1555.

Dr. Rick Saccone is the State Representative - Pennsylvania House of Representatives, serving his third term as a state representative. He is a retired officer of the United States Air Force (USAF) where he served in various positions as a detachment commander and chief of counterintelligence for the USAF in the national capital of Seoul, South Korea. After retiring, he stayed in South Korea as TV news anchor on an English language news station and appeared on the popular PBS show “Full Circle” with Michael Palin.

He worked abroad in business before delving into international diplomacy as a representative to the nuclear power plant project in North Korea. As the only American living in North Korea at the time, he gained valuable diplomatic experience working and successfully negotiating with North Koreans, resulting in two books about that enigmatic country, including “Negotiating with North Korea,” and “Living with the Enemy: Inside North Korea.”

Dr. Saccone completed his Ph.D. at the University of Pittsburgh and teaches Political Science, Government, International Business and other international courses at St.Vincent College in Latrobe. When the war in Iraq began, Dr. Saccone decided to take his turn offering his years of interrogation and counterintelligence experience. Assigned to the U.S. Army as a civilian, he served in Baghdad and in the hotspot of Mosul, as a Senior Counterintelligence Agent identifying, capturing and interrogating insurgents.

He has traveled to 73 countries and authored seven books on North and South Korea, a book on Iraq and his ninth book “God in our Government” traces our oddly heritage from before the founding until now. He enjoyed Fulbright summer scholarships to Egypt and Africa and has written numerous articles concerning international politics, business and culture, appearing in top newspapers in the U.S. and abroad such as USA Today, the Baltimore Sun and the Korea Times.

He has been married to Yong Saccone for 36 years. His two sons are Virginia Military Institute graduates, Nick currently serves as a USAF Captain and Matthew a 1st Lt in the Air National Guard.

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