Background
Behrends, Wolfgang was born on January 12, 1926 in Oberhausen, Germany. Son of Heinrich and Meta (Henkel) Behrends.
Behrends, Wolfgang was born on January 12, 1926 in Oberhausen, Germany. Son of Heinrich and Meta (Henkel) Behrends.
Graduate, University Göttingen (Federal Republic Germany), 1949. Master of Comparative Law, George Washington University, 1951.
Vice consul, Hong Kong, 1954-1958; 2d secretary, North Atlantic Treaty Organization-Delaware, Paris, 1958-1962; head department, Foreign Ministry, Bonn, Federal Republic Germany, 1962-1971; minister, New Delhi Embassy, 1971-1973; ambassador and delegate head, Mutual Balanced Force Reductions Negotiations, Vienna, Austria, 1973-1978; ambassador, Cairo, 1978-1979; head department, Federal Press Office, Bonn, 1979-1983; ambassador to Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1983-1991; M C.
Children from previous marriage: Sabine, Martina, Kathrin. Married Gitta Land, 1996.