List of ambassadors of the United States to Angola
| Ambassador of the United States to Angola | |
|---|---|
| Embaixador dos Estados Unidos em Angola | |
 Seal of the United States Department of State | |
since May 19, 2014 | |
| Nominator | Barack Obama |
| Inaugural holder | Edmund T. De Jarnette as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary |
| Formation | May 9, 1994 |
| Website | U.S. Embassy - Luanda |
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.[1]
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.
Ambassadors
- Edmund 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 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 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 Dell – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 8, 2001
- Presented credentials: October 26, 2001
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 12, 2004
- Cynthia Efird – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 2, 2004
- Presented credentials: August 31, 2004
- Terminated mission: 2007
- Dan Mozena – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 19, 2007
- Presented credentials: January 9, 2008
- Terminated mission: 2010
- Christopher McMullen – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 30, 2010
- Presented credentials: March 3, 2011
- Terminated mission: June 2013
- Helen La Lime – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 15, 2014
- Presented credentials: May 19, 2014
- Terminated mission: Incumbent
Notes
See also
References
- United States Department of State: Background notes on Angola
This article incorporates public domain material from U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact Sheets. United States Department of State.
External links
- United States Department of State: Chiefs of Mission for Angola
- United States Department of State: Angola
- United States Embassy in Luanda
- U.S. Involvement in Angolan Conflict from the Dean Peter Krogh Foreign Affairs Digital Archive
