Background
Vacano, Johannes von was born on March 3, 1926 in Cologne, Germany. Son of Franz Johannes and Margarete (Freiin von Feilitzsch) Von Vacano.
West German ambassador to Kenya
Vacano, Johannes von was born on March 3, 1926 in Cologne, Germany. Son of Franz Johannes and Margarete (Freiin von Feilitzsch) Von Vacano.
Graduate, University Tuebingen, West Germany, 1950. Diploma, Diplomatic School, Speyer, West Germany, 1953.
With West Germany Foreign Service, since 1953. 3d secretary Legation Baghdad, 1953—1956. 2d secretary embassy Moscow, 1956—1959.
1st secretary protocol Bonn, 0959—1962. 1st secretary embassy Madrid, 1962—1967. Counsellor Soviet Desk, Bonn, 1967—1968, counsellor, minister, 1971—1973.
Embassy Rome, 1968—1971. Deputy chief protocol embassy Buenos Aires, 1973—1979. Ambassador to Bolivia La Paz, 1979—1982.
Ambassador to Kenya Nairobi, since 1982. With Antiaircraft Corps German Army, 1943-1946.
Served with Antiaircraft Corps, German Army, 1943-1944, 44-46.
Married Francesca R. Contessa Pietromardi. Children: Paul L., Stefanie G. Graduate.