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
Formed	25 November 1993
Jurisdiction	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Headquarters	Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan
Agency executive	Lee Eun-ho, Representative
Website	Korean Mission in Taipei (Korean)

Korean Mission in Taipei
Chinese name
Chinese	駐台北韓國代表部
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhù Táiběi Hánguó Dàibiǎo Bù
Hokkien POJ	Chù Tâi-pak Hân-kok Tāi-piáu-pō͘
Korean name
Hangul	주 타이베이 대한민국 대표부
Hanja	駐 타이베이 大韓民國 代表部
Revised Romanization	Ju Taibei Daehanminguk Daepyobu
McCune–Reischauer	Chu 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

• Koreans in Taiwan
• South Korea–Taiwan relations
• List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan
• List of diplomatic missions of South Korea

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.

External links

• Korean Mission in Taipei (Korean)