title: List of ambassadors of the United States to Angola
text: # List of ambassadors of the United States to Angola
  
  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 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Edmund DeJarnette – Career FSO | May 9, 1994 | July 14, 1994 | Left post, July 24, 1995 |
  | Donald Steinberg – Career FSO | June 27, 1995 | September 15, 1995 | November 6, 1998 |
  | Joseph Sullivan – Career FSO | October 22, 1998 | December 17, 1998 | August 16, 2001 |
  | Christopher Dell – Career FSO | August 8, 2001 | October 26, 2001 | Left post, July 12, 2004 |
  | Cynthia Efird – Career FSO | July 2, 2004 | August 31, 2004 | June 6, 2007 |
  | Dan Mozena – Career FSO | November 19, 2007 | January 9, 2008 | July 3, 2010 |
  | Christopher McMullen – Career FSO | September 30, 2010 | March 3, 2011 | June 12, 2013 |
  | Helen La Lime – Career FSO | May 15, 2014 | May 19, 2014 | November 24, 2017 |
  | Nina Maria Fite – Career FSO | November 20, 2017 | February 14, 2018 | November 8, 2021 |
  | Tulinabo S. Mushingi | December 18, 2021 | March 9, 2022 | Incumbent |
  
  The US ambassador to Angola holds the title Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
  
  