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Prior to his tour as an ambassador, Lippert had served as Chief of Staff for Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Chief of Staff for the National Security Council, and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs in the Department of Defense. On March 5, 2015, he was attacked by a man wielding a knife in South Korea. [4]
The United States ambassador to South Korea (Korean: 주한미국대사; Hanja: 駐韓美國大使) is the chief diplomatic representative of the United States accredited to the Republic of Korea. The ambassador's official title is "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea." [1]
Tet offensive attack on US Embassy: February 21 Soviet Union United States: Washington D.C. 0 0 [28] October Singapore Indonesia: Jakarta: Ransacked in reaction to Singapore's execution of two Indonesia marines responsible for the MacDonald House bombing. [29] Philippines Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur: Due to the North Borneo dispute [30] 1969 Soviet ...
Deputy Russian U.N. Ambassador Anna Evstigneeva accused the countries which called Monday's meeting - the U.S., France, Japan, Malta, South Korea, Slovenia and Britain - of "demonizing" North ...
South Korea’s main opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung is recovering from surgery after being stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern city of Busan on Tuesday.
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.
American YouTuber Johnny Somali, known for his controversial antics, is under investigation in South Korea after a series of disruptive stunts Image credits: Johnny Somali Image credits: Johnny Somali
In 2015, U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark W. Lippert survived a stabbing attack while attending a breakfast conference in Seoul. [9] In 2022, then-Democratic Party of Korea leader Song Young-gil was attacked with a hammer. [10] In 2022, Lee narrowly lost to Yoon Suk Yeol [11] [10] in the closest presidential election in South Korean history ...