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The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of South Korea to the United States. Its main chancery is located at 2450 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Embassy Row neighborhood. [1] The current ambassador is Cho Hyun-dong. [2]
The following is a list of diplomatic missions of South Korea. Diplomatic missions of the South Korea shall be established in foreign countries under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to take partial charge of diplomatic or consular affairs under the control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A U.S. embassy was not again established in Korea until the end of World War II, after the Allied forces defeated the Japanese. American and Soviet forces took control of Korea from the Japanese. The Americans set up an American military government in Seoul in the South, and while the Soviets set up a government in Pyongyang in the north.
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 Embassy of South Korea in Beijing（Korean: 주 중화인민공화국 대한민국 대사관 ; simplified Chinese: 韩国驻中国大使馆; traditional Chinese: 韓國駐中國大使館 ）is the official diplomatic mission of the Republic of Korea in the People's Republic of China. The embassy was officially established in August 1992.
South Korea has so far sent twenty-four ambassadors to the United States, excluding 2 Chargé d'affaires a.i. (Koo Chong-whay and Oh Jay-hee). [2] As Chung Il-kwon served twice as the third and fifth ambassador, a total of twenty-three different people have served in the position. [3]
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In November 2014, an exhibition of art from the Mansudae Art Studio was held at the embassy, to coincide with the visit of four North Korean artists to London. [6] [7] The former deputy ambassador Thae Yong-ho defected to South Korea in 2016. [8] The ambassador at the time was Hyon Hak-bong.