United States Ambassador to Angola
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Angola became independent of Portugal in 1975, but the U.S. did not recognize the Government of Angola declared by the MPLA. The U.S. recognized
Angola after multiparty elections were held in 1992.
The United States established relations with the Republic of Angola through the opening of a Liaison Office in Luanda
on January 10, 1992, with Jeffrey Millington as Director. The United States recognized the government of on Angola May 19, 1993. The first ambassador was appointed on May 9, 1994.
Diplomatic recognition
Diplomatic recognition in international law is a unilateral political act with domestic and international legal consequences, whereby a state acknowledges an act or status of another state or government in control of a state...
Angola after multiparty elections were held in 1992.
The United States established relations with the Republic of Angola through the opening of a Liaison Office in Luanda
Luanda
Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...
on January 10, 1992, with Jeffrey Millington as Director. The United States recognized the government of on Angola May 19, 1993. The first ambassador was appointed on May 9, 1994.
Ambassadors
- Edmund T. De Jarnette – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 9, 1994
- Presented credentials: July 14, 1994
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 24, 1995
- Donald K. Steinberg – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 27, 1995
- Presented credentials: September 15, 1995
- Terminated mission: Left post November 6, 1998
- Joseph Gerard Sullivan – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 22, 1998
- Presented credentials: December 17, 1998
- Terminated mission: Left post August 16, 2001
- Christopher W. DellChristopher DellChristopher William Dell is a career United States Foreign Service officer who currently serves as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo, after having been posted to Angola and Zimbabwe.-Education:...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 8, 2001
- Presented credentials: October 26, 2001
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 12, 2004
- Cynthia G. EfirdCynthia G. EfirdCynthia Grissom Efird served as the United States Ambassador to Angola from 2004 to 2007. Dan Mozena was appointed to replace her.-Education:...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 2, 2004
- Presented credentials: August 31, 2004
- Terminated mission: 2007
- Dan MozenaDan MozenaDan Mozena is a United States Foreign Service Officer and a member of the Senior Foreign Service. He served as the United States Ambassador to Angola 2007–2010....
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 19, 2007
- Presented credentials: January 9, 2008
- Terminated mission: 2010
- Christopher J. McMullen – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 30, 2010
- Presented credentials: March 3, 2011
- Terminated mission: Incumbent
See also
- Angola – United States relations
- Foreign relations of AngolaForeign relations of AngolaThe foreign relations of Angola are based on Angola's strong support of U.S. foreign policy as the Angolan economy is dependent on U.S. foreign aid.From 1975 to 1989, Angola was aligned with the Eastern bloc, in particular the Soviet Union, Libya, and Cuba...
- Ambassadors from the United StatesAmbassadors from the United StatesThis is a list of ambassadors of the United States to individual nations of the world, to international organizations, to past nations, and ambassadors-at-large.Ambassadors are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate...