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The Embassy of Angola in London |
Contact
Address: 22 Dorset Street, London W1U 6QY
Tel.: 44 (0)20 7299 9850
E-Mail: embassy@angola.org.uk
https://reinounido.mirex.gov.ao/
The Ambassador
Amb. José Gonçalves Martins Patrício
José Gonçalves Martins Patrício is an Angolan public official and diplomat who was appointed Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 2025. His professional career has included senior public-sector and corporate responsibilities, including work connected with presidential communications and the energy sector. In London, his portfolio covers political, economic and investment relations between Angola and the United Kingdom.
History
Angola’s presence in London is driven by its position as one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s dominant oil and gas producers, alongside its aggressive state mandate to diversify its domestic economy into agriculture, transport logistics, and green infrastructure.
The Embassy of Angola in London serves as the primary conduit for fostering high-level strategic partnerships between Luanda and Whitehall. Historically, the mission's core mandate has evolved from managing traditional political ties to spearheading robust economic statecraft and attracting British capital into non-oil sectors. Under Ambassador Patrício’s heavyweight leadership, the embassy actively drives engagement under the UK-Angola investment frameworks, lobbying for British technical partnerships in agribusiness, mining, and regional transport infrastructure (such as the strategic Lobito Atlantic Railway corridor). Additionally, the mission is heavily engaged in multilateral maritime diplomacy via the IMO and serves a key consular role in supporting Angolan professionals and students residing across the United Kingdom.
