Korean Mission in Taipei

The Korean Mission in Taipei (Korean: 주 타이베이 대한민국 대표부; Chinese: 駐台北韓國代表部) is the representative office of South Korea in Taiwan, functioning as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. Its counterpart is the Taipei Mission in Korea in Seoul.[1]

Korean Mission in Taipei
주 타이뻬이 대한민국 대표부
駐台北韓國代表部
TWTC International Trade Building where the Korean Mission in Taipei is located.
Agency overview
Formed25 November 1993
Jurisdiction Republic of China (Taiwan)
HeadquartersXinyi, Taipei, Taiwan
Agency executive
  • Kang Young-hoon, Representative
WebsiteKorean Mission in Taipei (Korean)
Korean Mission in Taipei
Chinese name
Chinese駐台北韓國代表部
Hanyu PinyinZhù Táiběi Hánguó Dàibiǎo Bù
Hokkien POJChù Tâi-pak Hân-kok Tāi-piáu-pō͘
Korean name
Hangul주 타이베이 대한민국 대표부
Hanja駐 타이베이 大韓民國 代表部
Revised RomanizationJu Taibei Daehanminguk Daepyobu
McCune–ReischauerChu T'aipei Taehanmin'guk Taepyobu

Unlike American Institute in Taiwan or Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association, Korean Mission in Taipei is directly under control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea (MOFA), and the representative, the head of the Mission, is a position usually served by senior foreign service officers from MOFA. The other two actively work with either the United States Department of State or the Japanese Foreign Ministry, but in legal basis they are completely independent entities.

The Mission was established on 25 November [2] following an agreement on 27 July 1993.[3] This was after South Korea ceased to recognise the government in Taiwan as the Republic of China and closed its embassy in Taipei, following the establishment of relations with the People's Republic of China on August 27, 1992.[4][5]

On 1 September 2004, representatives of the two missions signed an aviation agreement allowing aircraft of each side to enter the airspace of the other, permitting the resumption of direct scheduled flights by Korean and Taiwanese airlines, which had been discontinued in 1992.[6]

Heads of Mission

The Korean Mission in Taipei is headed by a Representative (대표), the following is a list of Representatives since the Mission's establishment in 1993.

List of Representatives[7]
No.PhotoNameTenureprevious assignment
01Han Chul-soo (한철수)1993 – 1995Ambassador to the Republic of China and Brazil
2Kang Min-soo (강민수)1996 – 1999(Vice Chief of Staff, ROK Air Force)
3Yun Hai-jung (윤해중)1999 – 2002Minister of Korean Embassy in Tokyo
4Sohn Hoon (손훈)2002 – 2004Ambassador to Cameroon
Consul-General to Seattle
5Hwang Yong-shik (황용식)2004 – 2006Ambassador to Tunisia
6Oh Sang-sik (오상식)2006 – 2008Ambassador to Gabon
Minister of Korean Embassy in Paris
7Koo Yang-keun (구양근)2008 – 2011(scholar)
8Chung Sang-ki (정상기)2011 – 2013Consul-General to San Francisco
9Cho Baek-sang (조백상)2014[8] – 2016Minister of Korean Embassy in Hanoi
Consul-General to Shenyang
10Yang Chang-soo (양창수)2016 - 2019Ambassador for IR, Gyeonggi Provincial Government
Consul-General to Guangzhou
11Kang Young-hoon (강영훈)2019 -Consul-General to Honolulu
Minister-Counselor of Korean Embassy in Canberra

See also

References
  1. "Taipei Mission in Korea". Archived from the original on 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  2. 外交部外交年鑑編輯委員會 (1994). 中華民國八十三年外交年鑑. 中華民國外交部. p. 頁90. ISBN 9570047364.
  3. Lung-chu Chen (1997). "Prospects for Taiwan's Membership in the United Nations". In Maysing H. Yang (ed.). Taiwan's Expanding Role in the International Arena. M.E. Sharpe. p. 10. ISBN 1-56324-968-5.
  4. China and South Korea Planning To Establish Diplomatic Relations, New York Times, August 23, 1992
  5. Seoul tries to mend Taipei tie Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Taiwan Today, November 8, 1996
  6. Korea-Taiwan flying close to the wind, Andrew Petty, Asia Times Online, September 15, 2004
  7. 외교안보연구원 교학과 (ed.), 헌국외교 60년 (PDF), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea), p. 523, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04
  8. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/arts-leisure/2016/09/28/479534/Korea-and.htm
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