Embassy of South Korea, Washington, D.C.
Embassy of South Korea, Washington, D.C. | |
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Location | Washington, D.C. |
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Coordinates | 38°54′52.8″N 77°3′16.7″W / 38.914667°N 77.054639°W |
Ambassador | Cho Hyun-dong |
Website | http://usa.mofa.go.kr |
Embassy of South Korea, Washington, D.C. | |
Hangul | 주미국대한민국대사관 |
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Hanja | 駐美國大韓民國大使館 |
Revised Romanization | Ju Miguk Daehanminguk daesagwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Chu Miguk Taehanmin'guk taesagwan |
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington, D.C. is the
Building details
Due to the rather small size of its main building, the embassy has an annex nearby in Arlington County, Virginia.[3] It also occupies two additional buildings close to its chancery to house its Consular Section and a Korean Cultural Center.[2] The ambassador's residence is located in the nearby Spring Valley neighborhood, close to American University.[4][unreliable source?]
Consulates
The embassy operates
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The consulate includes the Korean Education Center.[8]
List of ambassadors
After the
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).[10] As Chung Il-kwon served twice as the third and fifth ambassador, a total of twenty-three different people have served in the position.[2]
Reflecting the United States' significance to South Korea's diplomacy, almost all of these ambassadors have been chosen from elites in their respective fields. For instance, the four most recent ambassadors have all been either career diplomats who had served in the high levels of the
A complete list of ambassadors is provided below in the order of appointment. All held the title of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary while in office.[2]
Consular locations and jurisdictions
South Korea maintains 9
The Consulate Agency in Guam was originally established in 1970 as a Consulate Agency under control of the Consulate General in Honolulu. Although upgraded to a Consulate General in 1977, it was eventually downgraded back to a Consulate Agency in 1999 and since then once again the Consulate General in Honolulu has been controlling the Agency.[11]
The Consular Office in
The Consular Office in Dallas, the most recent addition to the list of South Korean diplomatic posts in the United States, was established in 2012 under control of the Consulate General in Houston. This reflects the rapid growth of the South Korean expatriate community in Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area as well as the strengthening business ties between South Korea and northern Texas.[13]
The list of the 11 South Korean diplomatic establishments in the United States as well as select information regarding those are provided below:
Type | Location | Initial Opening Date | Consular Jurisdiction | Address |
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Embassy | Washington, D.C. | Jan. 1888 | Washington, D.C.; Maryland; Virginia; West Virginia | * 2450 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. * 2400 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington County, Virginia (Annex) * 2320 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. (Consular Section) * 2370 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. (Korean Cultural Center) * 4801 Glenbrook Road, N.W. (Ambassador's Residence) |
Consulate General | Los Angeles | Nov. 1948 | Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico | * 3243 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90010 * 5505 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036 (Korean Cultural Center) * 680 Wilshire Place, #200, Los Angeles, CA 90005 (Korean Education Center) |
Consulate General | New York City | Apr. 1949 | New York, Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania | * 335 E. 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 * 460 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022 (Consular Section) |
Consulate General | Honolulu | Apr. 1949 | Hawaii, American Samoa | * 2756 Pali Highway, Honolulu, HI 96817 |
Consulate General | San Francisco | Jun. 1949 | Northern California, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming | * 3500 Clay Street, San Francisco, CA 94118 |
Consulate General | Chicago | May 1968 | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin | * NBC Tower Suite 2700, 455 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago, IL 60611 |
Consulate General | Houston | May 1968 | Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma | * 1990 Post Oak Boulevard, #1250, Houston, TX 77056 |
Consulate General | Atlanta | Dec. 1976 | Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands | * International Tower Suite 2100, 229 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30303 |
Consulate General | Seattle | Nov. 1977 | Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon | * 2033 6th Avenue, #1125, Seattle, WA 98121 |
Consulate General | Boston | Aug. 1979 | Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont | * One Gateway Center Suite 251, 300 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02458 |
Consular Agency | Guam | Feb. 1970 | Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) | * 125C Tun Jose Camacho Street, Tamuning, Guam 96913 |
Consular Office | Anchorage | Jul. 1980 | Alaska | * 800 E. Dimond Boulevard, Suite 3–695, Anchorage, AK 99515 |
Consular Office | Dallas | Nov. 2012 | Dallas - Fort Worth Metropolitan Area | * 14001 Dallas Parkway, Suite 450, Dallas, TX 75240 |
See also
References
- ^ "Embassy.org: The Embassy of the Republic of Korea". www.embassy.org.
- ^ a b c d e f "주 미국 대한민국 대사관". Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- ^ "Korean Embassy offers Arlington County land to use for free". Washington Business Journal.
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- ^ "Consulate of the Republic of Korea in Anchorage". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Consulate of the Republic of Korea in Dallas". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Consulate of the Republic of Korea in Hagatna". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Contact us". Korean Education Center. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
Korean Education Center in Washington DC The Embassy of The Republic of Korea 2320 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20008
- ^ Some might argue that it was Kingdom of Joseon who established diplomatic relationship with the U.S. in 1882 and that as both South and North Korea stemmed from Kingdom of Joseon South Korea's diplomatic relations with the U.S. should begin in 1948 instead of 1882. Although this may be technically correct, as a matter of fact both South Korea and the U.S. consider their initial diplomatic relationship established in 1882, the evidence of which can be found from these websites: [1] Archived 2017-12-20 at the Wayback Machine and [2]
- ^ a b "Diplomatic Representation for South Korea". Washington, D.C.: Office of the Chief of Protocol. 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ^ "주 하갓냐 대한민국 출장소". Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- ^ "주 앵커리지 대한민국 출장소". Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- ^ "주 휴스턴 대한민국 총영사관 댈러스 출장소". Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
External links
- Official website (English)
- Official website (Korean)