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{{Infobox diplomatic mission

| name = Embassy of the United States, Luanda

| image = [[File:Seal of an Embassy of the United States of America.svg|100px]]

| location = {{flagicon|Angola}} [[Luanda]], [[Angola]]

| address = Rua Houari Boumedienne 32, Luanda, Angola C.P. 6468

| coordinates = {{coord|8|48|36|S|13|14|46|E|region:AO_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| website = https://ao.usembassy.gov

}}

The '''Embassy of the United States in Luanda''' is the [[diplomatic mission]] of the United States of America in [[Angola]].

==History==

President Bill Clinton recognized the Government of Angola on May 19, 1993. This acknowledgment was paired with a call for peace negotiations and reconciliation with [[UNITA]].<ref name="history.state.gov">{{cite web|url=https://history.state.gov/countries/angola|title=A Guide to the United States’ History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Angola|website=history.state.gov|access-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref><ref name="diplomacy.state.gov">{{cite web|url=https://diplomacy.state.gov/encyclopedia/u-s-embassy-luanda-angola|title=U.S. Embassy Luanda, Angola|website=diplomacy.state.gov|access-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref> The U.S. Liaison Office in Luanda opened on January 10, 1992, with Jeffrey Millington serving as director. Diplomatic relations were formally established on July 14, 1994, when the first American Ambassador to Angola, [[Edmund DeJarnette]], presented his credentials to Angolan authorities.<ref name="history.state.gov"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Edmund T. DeJarnette |url=https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/dejarnette-edmund-t |website=Office of the Historian |accessdate=10 January 2020}}</ref> Angola was fighting in a [[Angolan Civil War|Civil War]] during his time there. There was concern about kidnapping of the staff as well as the constant shelling in the area of the embassy until the Angolan government rescued DeJarnette and the rest of his staff with armored vehicles and tanks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robertson |first1=Ellen |title=Service held for Edmund T. DeJarnette, former U.S. ambassador to Africa |url=https://www.richmond.com/obituaries/featured/service-held-for-edmund-t-dejarnette-former-u-s-ambassador/article_327f00ea-4e1b-5cda-8146-eea41e8c3bc7.html |accessdate=10 January 2020 |publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=April 14, 2015}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[Angola–United States relations]]

* [[Embassy of Angola, Washington, D.C.]]

* [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Angola]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

{{Diplomatic missions of the United States}}

{{Diplomatic missions in Angola}}

[[Category:Angola–United States relations]]

[[Category:Diplomatic missions in Angola]]

[[Category:Diplomatic missions of the United States]]