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McCune–Reischauer. Chu Miguk Taehanmin'guk taesagwan. 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.
Chu Han Mikuk Taesakwan. The Embassy of the United States in Seoul is the diplomatic mission of the United States in the Republic of Korea. The embassy is charged with diplomacy and South Korea–United States relations. The United States Ambassador to Korea is the head of the diplomatic mission of the United States to South Korea.
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."
Diplomatic missions of South Korea shall be classified into Embassy ( Korean : 대사관 ), Representative Office ( 대표부) and Consulate-General ( 총영사관 ). According to the Act on the Establishment of Diplomatic missions abroad of South Korea, Consulate ( 분관) and Consular Office ( 출장소) may be established in the missions, as ...
Politics of North Korea. This is a list of diplomatic missions of North Korea . In the Cold War era its foreign policy was focused on the Soviet bloc countries, while it actively courted allies in the developing world. This was more out of political necessity, as North Korea competed with South Korea for diplomatic recognition.
Diplomatic relations between South Korea and the United States commenced in 1949. The United States helped establish the modern state of South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, and fought on its UN -sponsored side in the Korean War (1950–1953). During the subsequent decades, South Korea experienced tremendous economic, political and ...
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]
See South Korea–United States relations. South Korea has an embassy in Washington, D.C. [88] The United States of America has an embassy in Seoul. [89] The establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States of America and South Korea began through its predecessor state the Joseon dynasty, on 22 May 1882.