Richard Engel

ABOUT RICHARD ENGEL

Intrepid NBC News chief foreign correspondent who has done significant work in the Middle East. His son Henry tragically passed away at the age of 6. He had Rett syndrome, which is extremely uncommon in males.

In 1996, he graduated from Stanford University with a international relations degree.

He learned to speak Arabic, Spanish, and Italian fluently. He has won over 30 awards for his news coverage.

He has an older brother.

He was a reporter for the Iraq War during the George W. Bush administration.