Korean Mission in Taipei

Korean Mission in Taipei
주 타이베이 대한민국 대표부
駐台北韓國代表部
The Korean Mission in Taipei at the International Trade Building.
Agency overview
Formed25 November 1993
Jurisdiction Republic of China (Taiwan)
HeadquartersXinyi, Taipei, Taiwan
Agency executive
  • Lee Eun-ho, 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

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]

Unlike American Institute in Taiwan or Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association, the 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.[citation needed]

The Mission was established on 25 November 1993[2][3] following an agreement on 27 July of that year.[4] 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.[5][6]

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.[7]

List of Representatives

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[8]
No. Photo Name Tenure previous assignment
01 Han Chul-soo (한철수) 1993 – 1995 Ambassador to Republic of China and Brazil
2 Kang Min-soo (강민수) 1996 – 1999 (Vice Chief of Staff, ROK Air Force)
3 Yun Hai-jung (윤해중) 1999 – 2002 Minister of Korean Embassy in Tokyo
4 Sohn Hoon (손훈) 2002 – 2004 Ambassador to Cameroon
Consul-General to Seattle
5 Hwang Yong-shik (황용식) 2004 – 2006 Ambassador to Tunisia
6 Oh Sang-sik (오상식) 2006 – 2008 Ambassador to Gabon
Minister of Korean Embassy in Paris
7 Koo Yang-keun (구양근) 2008 – 2011 (scholar)
8 Chung Sang-ki (정상기) 2011 – 2013 Consul-General to San Francisco
9 Cho Baek-sang (조백상) 2014[9] – 2016 Minister of Korean Embassy in Hanoi
Consul-General to Shenyang
10 Yang Chang-soo (양창수) 2016 – 2019 Deputy Director-General of European Affairs Bureau in Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ambassador for IR, Gyeonggi Provincial Government
Consul-General to Guangzhou
11 Kang Young-hoon (강영훈) 2019 – 2021 Consul-General to Honolulu
Deputy Director-General of ASEAN and Southeast Asian Affairs Bureau in Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister-Counselor to Canberra
12 Chung Byung-won (정병원) 2021 – 2023 Consul-General to Vancouver
Deputy Director-General of Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau in Ministry of Foreign Affairs
13 Lee Eun-ho (이은호) 2023 – Present Director of Korean Security Agency of Trade and Industry
Minister-Counselor to United Arab Emirates

See also

References

  1. ^ "Taipei Mission in Korea". Archived from the original on 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  2. ^ Republic of China Yearbook, Kwang Hwa Publishing Company, 1995, pages 7-8
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ China and South Korea Planning To Establish Diplomatic Relations, New York Times, August 23, 1992
  6. ^ Seoul tries to mend Taipei tie Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine, Taiwan Today, November 8, 1996
  7. ^ Korea-Taiwan flying close to the wind, Andrew Petty, Asia Times Online, September 15, 2004
  8. ^ 외교안보연구원 교학과 (ed.), 헌국외교 60년 (PDF), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (South Korea), p. 523, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04
  9. ^ "Korea and Taiwan: Partners of Co-Prosperity with Commonality - the China Post". Archived from the original on 2016-09-28. Retrieved 2016-09-28.