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 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 Angola on May 19, 1993. The first ambassador was appointed on May 9, 1994.
Ambassadors +# Name Appointed Presented credentials Terminated mission Notes1 Edmund DeJarnette – Career FSO May 9, 1994 July 14, 1994 Left post, July 24, 19952 Donald Steinberg – Career FSO June 27, 1995 September 15, 1995 November 6, 19983 Joseph Sullivan – Career FSO October 22, 1998 December 17, 1998 August 16, 20014 Christopher Dell – Career FSO August 8, 2001 October 26, 2001 Left post, July 12, 20045 Cynthia Efird – Career FSO July 2, 2004 August 31, 2004 June 6, 20076 Dan Mozena – Career FSO November 19, 2007 January 9, 2008 July 3, 20107 Christopher McMullen – Career FSO September 30, 2010 March 3, 2011 June 12, 20138 Helen La Lime – Career FSO May 15, 2014 May 19, 2014 November 24, 20179 Nina Maria Fite – Career FSO November 20, 2017 February 14, 2018 November 8, 202110 Tulinabo S. Mushingi – Career FSO December 18, 2021 March 9, 2022 October 22, 2024 - James B. Story – Chargé d'affaires ad interim October 23, 2024 May 6, 2025 - Jeremy Neitzke – Chargé d'affaires ad interim May 6, 2025 June 3, 2025 - Noah Zaring – Chargé d'affaires ad interim June 3, 2025 October 2, 2025 - Shannon Nagy Cazeau – Chargé d'affaires ad interim October 2, 2025 Present The US ambassador to Angola holds the title Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
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See also Angola – United States relations Foreign relations of Angola Ambassadors from the United States
References United States Department of State: Background notes on Angola
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