Dick Pirozzolo

Dick Pirozzolo served during the Vietnam War as a US Air Force information officer in Saigon, where he was a media spokesperson and participant at the daily press briefings nicknamed “The Five O’clock Follies.”

He developed a lasting affection for Vietnam and its people, figuring prominently in fostering US-Vietnam post war reconciliation and trade.

His articles on Vietnam have appeared in The Boston Herald, Transpacific, The Washington Times and Destination Vietnam to name a few publications.

He is a member of the Foreign Press Association and serves on the editorial board of Boston Global Forum, a think tank with ties to Harvard University that advances peaceful solutions to global conflict and fosters cultural, commercial, and political ties with Vietnam.

Dick is managing director of Pirozzolo Company Public Relations, an international communication consulting firm in Boston.