This is a list of diplomatic missions of Angola.
Angola was the second country after Portugal to open a consulate in Macau following the enclave's take over by the People's Republic of China; Macau, like Angola, has a Portuguese legacy, and most of its diplomatic missions overseas are located in Portuguese-speaking and Sub-Saharan African countries, with a handful located in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
This listing does not include honorary consulates.
History
editIn October 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Angola (MIREX) closed a number of diplomatic missions, citing budget cuts as the reason. These included the embassies in Athens, Mexico City, and Ottawa; the mission to the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) in Lisbon; and consulates general in Los Angeles, Durban, Faro, and Frankfurt.[1]
Despite these closures, MIREX slowly expanded the Angolan diplomatic network by opening embassies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2021;[2] in Dakar, Senegal; in 2022;[3] and in Doha, Qatar, in 2023.[4] A consulate-general was also opened in Toronto, Canada, in 2023.[5]
2024 saw the largest expansion of the Angolan diplomatic network. In July, MIREX announced the opening of four embassies, in Canberra, Australia; Dili, East Timor; Jakarta, Indonesia; and Oslo, Norway. On the other hand, MIREX announced the closure of the embassy in Singapore, and the transfer of its ambassador to the embassy in Manila, Philippines, which had heretofore been led by a chargé d'affaires.[6][7]
Current missions
editAfrica
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Algeria | Algiers | Embassy | Countries: |
[8][9] |
Botswana | Gaborone | Embassy | International Organizations: |
[8][10] |
Cape Verde | Praia | Embassy | [8][11] | |
Central African Republic | Bangui | Consulate-General[a] | [8] | |
Congo-Brazzaville | Brazzaville | Embassy | Countries: |
[8][12] |
Dolisie | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Pointe-Noire | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Congo-Kinshasa | Kinshasa | Embassy | [8] | |
Lubumbashi | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Matadi | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Egypt | Cairo | Embassy | [8][13] | |
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Embassy | International Organizations: |
[8][14] |
Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Embassy | Countries: |
[8][15] |
Gabon | Libreville | Embassy | [8] | |
Ghana | Accra | Embassy | Countries: |
[16] |
Guinea | Conakry | Embassy | [8] | |
Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Embassy | Countries: |
[8][17] |
Ivory Coast | Abidjan | Embassy | Countries: |
[8][18][19] |
Kenya | Nairobi | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[8][20] |
Morocco | Rabat | Embassy | [8] | |
Mozambique | Maputo | Embassy | Countries: |
[8][21] |
Namibia | Windhoek | Embassy | [8][22] | |
Oshakati | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Rundu | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Nigeria | Abuja | Embassy | International Organizations: |
[8][23] |
Rwanda | Kigali | Embassy | [8] | |
São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | Embassy | [8] | |
Senegal | Dakar | Embassy | Countries: |
[3][24] |
South Africa | Pretoria | Embassy | Countries: |
[8][25] |
Cape Town | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Johannesburg | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Tanzania | Dar-Es-Salaam | Embassy | Countries: |
[8][26] |
Zambia | Lusaka | Embassy | Countries: |
[8][27] |
Mongu | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Solwezi | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Zimbabwe | Harare | Embassy | [8] |
Americas
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Argentina | Buenos Aires | Embassy | [8][28][29] | |
Brazil | Brasília | Embassy | [8][30][31][32] | |
Rio de Janeiro | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
São Paulo | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Canada | Toronto | Consulate-General[b] | [5] | |
Cuba | Havana | Embassy | [8][33][34][35] | |
United States | Washington, D.C. | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[8][36][37][38][39] |
Houston | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
New York City | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Uruguay | Montevideo | Consulate-General[d] | [8] | |
Venezuela | Caracas | Consulate-General[e] | [8] |
Asia
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
China | Beijing | Embassy | Countries: |
[8][40] |
Guangzhou | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Macau | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
East Timor | Dili | Embassy | [6][41][42] | |
India | New Delhi | Embassy | Countries: |
[8][43] |
Indonesia | Jakarta | Embassy | [6][44][45] | |
Israel | Tel Aviv | Embassy | [8] | |
Japan | Tokyo | Embassy | [8] | |
Philippines | Manila | Embassy | [6][46] | |
Qatar | Doha | Embassy | [4] | |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Embassy | Countries: |
[2][47] |
South Korea | Seoul | Embassy | [8] | |
Turkey | Ankara | Embassy | [8][48][49] | |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[8][50][51] |
Dubai | Consulate-General | [8][51] | ||
Vietnam | Hanoi | Embassy | [8][52][53] |
Europe
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Austria | Vienna | Embassy | International Organizations: |
[8][54][55] |
Belgium | Brussels | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[8][56] |
France | Paris | Embassy | Countries: |
[8][57] |
Germany | Berlin | Embassy | Countries: |
[8][58][59] |
Holy See[f] | Rome | Embassy | [8][60] | |
Hungary | Budapest | Embassy | Countries: |
[61][62][63] |
Italy | Rome | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[8][64][65] |
Netherlands | The Hague | Embassy | International Organizations: |
[8][66][67] |
Rotterdam | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Norway | Oslo | Embassy | [6][68] | |
Poland | Warsaw | Embassy | [69] | |
Portugal | Lisbon | Embassy | International organizations: |
[8][70] |
Porto | Consulate-General | [8] | ||
Russia | Moscow | Embassy | [8][71][72] | |
Serbia | Belgrade | Embassy | Countries: |
[8][73][74] |
Spain | Madrid | Embassy | Countries: |
[75] |
Sweden | Stockholm | Embassy | [76][77] | |
Switzerland | Bern | Embassy | Countries: |
[78][79] |
United Kingdom | London | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
[8][80][81] |
Oceania
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | Canberra | Embassy | [6][82] |
Multilateral organizations
editOrganization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
United Nations | New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | [83] |
Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | [84] | |
UNESCO | Paris | France | Permanent Mission | [85] |
Gallery
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Embassy in Bern
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Embassy in Budapest
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Embassy in Lisbon
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Consulate-General in Lisbon
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Embassy in London
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Embassy in Madrid
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Building hosting the Embassy in Manila
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Embassy in Moscow
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Embassy in Paris
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Consulate-General in Rio de Janeiro
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Building hosting the Embassy to the Holy See in Rome
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Consulate-General in Rotterdam
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Embassy in Seoul
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Embassy in Stockholm
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Embassy in Tel Aviv
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Embassy in Tokyo
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Embassy in Warsaw
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Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Embassy in Windhoek
Closed missions
editAfrica
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Libya | Tripoli | Embassy | Unknown | |
South Africa | Durban | Consulate-General | 2018 | [1] |
Americas
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Canada | Ottawa | Embassy | 2018 | [1] |
Mexico | Mexico City | Embassy | 2018 | [1] |
United States | Los Angeles | Consulate-General | 2018 | [1] |
Asia
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
China | Hong Kong | Consulate-General | 2018 | [86] |
Singapore | Singapore | Embassy | 2024 | [87] |
Europe
editHost country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Czechia | Prague | Embassy | Unknown | [88] |
Germany | Frankfurt | Consulate-General | 2018 | [1] |
Greece | Athens | Embassy | 2018 | [1] |
Portugal | Faro | Consulate-General | 2018 | [1] |
Slovakia | Bratislava | Embassy | Unknown | [89] |
Multilateral organizations
editOrganization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community of Portuguese Language Countries | Lisbon | Portugal | Permanent Mission | 2018 | [1] |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Subordinate to the embassy in Brazzaville.
- ^ Subordinate to the embassy in Washington, D.C.
- ^ Accredited as an observer mission.
- ^ Subordinate to the embassy in Buenos Aires.
- ^ Subordinate to the embassy in Brasília.
- ^ The Angolan Embassy to the Holy See is located outside Vatican territory, in Rome.
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