{{Politics of Angola}}
The '''foreign relations of Angola''' are based on Angola's strong support of [[U.S. foreign policy]] as the [[Angolan economy]] is dependent on U.S. foreign aid.

From 1975 to 1989, [[Angola]] was aligned with the [[Eastern bloc]], in particular the [[Soviet Union]], [[Libya]], and [[Cuba]]. Since then, it has focused on improving relationships with [[Western world|Western countries]], cultivating links with other Portuguese-speaking countries, and asserting its own national interests in [[Central Africa]] through military and diplomatic intervention. In 1993, it established formal diplomatic relations with the [[United States]]. It has entered the [[Southern African Development Community]] as a vehicle for improving ties with its largely Anglophone neighbors to the south. [[Zimbabwe]] and [[Namibia]] joined Angola in its military intervention in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], where Angolan troops remain in support of the [[Joseph Kabila]] government. It also has intervened in the [[Republic of the Congo]] (Brazzaville) to support the existing government in that country.

Since 1998, Angola has successfully worked with the [[UN Security Council]] to impose and carry out sanctions on [[UNITA]]. More recently, it has extended those efforts to controls on [[conflict diamonds]], the primary source of revenue for UNITA. At the same time, Angola has promoted the revival of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries ([[CPLP]]) as a forum for cultural exchange and expanding ties with Portugal and Brazil in particular.

==Angola-China relations==
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Angola established relations with the [[People's Republic of China]] in 1983.<ref name="china">[http://jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=415&issue_id=3918&article_id=2371629 China in Angola: An emerging energy partnership], November 8, 2006. The Jamestown Foundation.</ref>

[[Chinese Prime Minister]] [[Wen Jiabao]] visited Angola in June 2006, offering a US$9 billion loan for infrastructure improvements in return for petroleum. The PRC has invested heavily in Angola since the end of the civil war in 2002.<ref name="wenvis">{{cite web|author=|year=2007|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5080626.stm|title=Angola: China's African foothold|format=HTML|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2007-11-19|accessyear=2007}}</ref> [[João Manuel Bernardo]], the current [[ambassador]] of [[Angola]] to China, visited the PRC in November 2007.<ref name="chinabasador">{{cite web|author=|year=2007|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200711150442.html|title=Angola: Ambassador Considers Relations With China Excellent|format=HTML|publisher=Angola Press Agency via AllAfrica|accessdate=2007-11-19|accessyear=2007}}</ref>

==Angola-United States relations==
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Relations between the [[United States|United States of America]] and the [[Angola|Republic of Angola]] (formerly the [[People's Republic of Angola]]) have warmed since Angola's ideological renunciation of [[Marxism]] before the [[Angolan presidential election, 1992|1992 elections]].

==See also==
*[[Angolan diplomatic missions]]
*[[Angola-Israel relations]]

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