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Raniero Vanni d'Archirafi (born 7 June 1931) is a former Italian diplomat and European bureaucrat. He served as ambassador of Italy to Spain and the Federal Republic of Germany. He was also one of the European Commissioners of Italy.
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross – 18 April 1990
In 1994, Vanni D'Archirafi was awarded the Robert Schuman medal.
Early life and education
Vanni D'Archirafi was born in Geneva on 7 June 1931. He has a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Rome. In 1954, he received a PhD in law.Career
Vanni D'Archirafi began his career at theministry of foreign affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...
in 1956. In 1957, he served at the Italian Consulate in Munich. He became representative of Italy to the European Economic Community (ECC) in Brussels in 1961. From 1966 to 1969, he worked at the Italian embassy in Buenos Aires. He was Italian ambassador to Spain (1984-1987) and to the Federal Republic of Germany (1987-1989). In the latter diplomatic post he replaced Luigi Vittorio Ferraris. Vanni D'Archirafi's tenure ended in 1989 when Marcello Guidi was named as the Italian ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Then he began to serve as general director of economic affairs at the government led by Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti
Giulio Andreotti ( , ; 14 January 1919 – 6 May 2013) was an Italian politician and statesman who served as the 41st prime minister of Italy in seven governments (1972–1973, 1976–1979, and 1989–1992) and leader of the Christian Democra ...
in 1989. Next he became general director of political affairs at the ministry of foreign affairs.
In 1993 Vanni D'Archirafi was nominated as a member of the European Commission. He served in the post until 1995. During this period, he was the European commissioner for internal market and services together with Martin Bangemann. Vanni D'Archirafi was responsible for enterprise policy as commissioner.
He left politics after completing his tenure at the commission in January 1995. He is one of the EuropEFE Board of Directors.
Honors and awards
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross – 18 April 1990
In 1994, Vanni D'Archirafi was awarded the Robert Schuman medal.
See also
* Foreign relations of ItalyReferences
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Archirafi, Raniero Vanni 20th-century diplomats 1931 births Ambassadors of Italy to Spain Ambassadors of Italy to West Germany Italian European Commissioners Living people Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Sapienza University of Rome alumni Diplomats from Geneva