Background
Saccio, Leonard John was born on September 24, 1911 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Mary (Rallo) Saccio.
Saccio, Leonard John was born on September 24, 1911 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Mary (Rallo) Saccio.
Bachelor of Specialized Studies, City College of New York, 1932. Juris Doctor, Columbia, 1935.
Associate firm, McLean, Ferris, Ely and Fain, New York City, 1937-1938; assistant attorney general, special Kings County investigation, New York State, 1939-1942; special attorney anti-trust division, war frauds unit, Department Justice, 1942-1943; successively general counsel, assistant secretary, director, Berger Brothers Company, New Haven, 1943-1954; deputy general counsel, acting general counsel, International Cooperation Administration, 1954-1956; general counsel, International Cooperation Administration, 1956-1958; deputy director, International Cooperation Administration, 1958-1960; economics minister, Rio de Janeiro, director, Agency for International Development Program, Brazil, 1960-1962; deputy chief mission, American embassy, San Salvador, El Salvador, 1962-1965; deputy chief mission, American embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1965-1969; director, Agency for International Development Mission to India, 1969-1970; United States ambassador to, Colombia, 1970-1973; attorney, consultant on foreign relations, Southbury, Connecticut, since 1973. Lecturer international law U. Connecticut School Law, 1976-1980.
Prospective grand juror, town counsel, justice of peace, Bethlehem, Connecticut, 1945-1954, Selectman, Woodbury, Connecticut, 1978-1981, 1st selectman, 1979-1981.
Married Churchill Susan Freshman, October 4, 1936. Children: Mary A. (Mistress Raymond E. Gateley), Peter C., Edward A.