Michael Richard Pompeo was born in Orange, California, on December 30, 1963, to Wayne and Dorothy (Mercer) Pompeo.

Montenero Val Cocchiara, the name of the village, is nearly synonymous with the unique bread of a horse, the Pentro. These horses have galloped in the majestic spoon-shaped valley below Montenero (black mountain) for over 2,500 years.

This past January, over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, I had the great pleasure to attend the Italian-American Future Leaders Conference as a fellow.

Greetings!
The year 2025 is the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Abruzzo and Molise Heritage Society!