Mr Vecchi holds degrees from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania (BS in Economics, 1958); Temple University (LLB, 1961); and University of Rome (Certificate in International Commercial Law, 1962). He was an Associate Editor of the Temple Law Quarterly. Mr Vecchi taught contract and corporate law to members of the Vietnam bar association for several years. He has written and spoken extensively on Vietnamese legal issues.