In Javanese, a widely used language in the Magelang area, legowo describes the feeling of great relief after a difficulty has been overcome.

The story that he recounts is that his mother fainted and fell in church shortly before he was born, and the accident required stitches on her neck and triggered contractions.

He began his studies at Gadjah Mada University in 1981, entering the Faculty of Politics and Social Sciences majoring in international relations.

[5] Kristiarto was nominated as a candidate for the position of Indonesian Ambassador to Australia by President Joko Widodo in late 2016.

[6] After approval of his nomination by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Indonesian Parliament, he arrived to take up his post as Ambassador of Indonesia to Australia in early June 2017.