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The British Embassy, Seoul [a] (Korean: 주한 영국 대사관) is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in South Korea, with the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to South Korea being the chief of mission.
Under the Imperial Chinese tributary system, Korea was a tributary state to China.After the United Kingdom–Korea Treaty of 1883 British Ministers to China were appointed as "Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the Emperor of China, and also Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of Corea."
There is a British embassy in Seoul and a South Korean embassy in London. [3] [7] The UK and South Korea cooperate in world events with other nations such as the United States. They have recent military relations and the UK often supports South Korea's view during periods of turbulent North Korea–South Korea relations.
In 2014, all services at the former UK Consulate in Orlando were transferred to the nearby UK Consulate-General in Miami. [5] In 2015, the UK Consulate-General in Denver was reclassified as a UK Government Office. [ 6 ]
This is a list of diplomatic missions in South Korea.There are currently 116 embassies and five Representative Offices in Seoul, and some countries maintain consulates (not including honorary consulates) in cities other than Seoul as well.
The heads of British diplomatic missions are persons appointed as senior diplomats to individual nations, or international organizations. They are usually appointed as ambassadors , except in member countries of the Commonwealth of Nations where a high commissioner is appointed.
After Britain and North Korea re-established diplomatic relations in 2000, Hoare was appointed British Chargé d'affaires in Pyongyang; and his work laid the foundation for the establishment of a full embassy in the North Korean capital. [3] [4] Previously, Hoare had been head of the Foreign Office's North Asia and Pacific Research Group.
He served as the deputy head of mission at the British Embassy Seoul from 2011 to 2015. [2] He became the Ambassador to Croatia in July 2016. [3] [4] While ambassador in Croatia, Dalgleish had to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and was interviewed about its impact on his diplomatic life. He noted that he was glad he had moved his children from ...