The Korean Mission in Taipei (; ) is the diplomatic mission of South Korea in Taiwan, functioning as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. Its counterpart is the Taipei Mission in Seoul.
The mission is administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea (MOFA). It was established on 25 November 1993Republic of China Yearbook, Kwang Hwa Publishing Company, 1995, pages 7-8 under an agreement on 27 July of that year. This followed South Korea's decision to end diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan) and close its embassy in Taipei upon establishing diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China on August 27, 1992.China and South Korea Planning To Establish Diplomatic Relations, New York Times, August 23, 1992Seoul tries to mend Taipei tie , Taiwan Today, November 8, 1996
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.Korea-Taiwan flying close to the wind, Andrew Petty, Asia Times Online, September 15, 2004
List of Representatives The mission is headed by a representative, the following is a list of representatives since the mission's establishment in 1993.
+ List of Representatives No. Photo Name Tenure previous assignment 1 Han Chul-soo () 1993 – 1995 Ambassador to Republic of China and Brazil 2 Kang Min-soo () 1996 – 1999 Vice Chief of Staff, ROK Air Force 3 Yun Hai-jung () 1999 – 2002 Minister of Korean Embassy in Tokyo 4 Sohn Hoon () 2002 – 2004 Ambassador to CameroonConsul-General to Seattle 5 Hwang Yong-shik () 2004 – 2006 Ambassador to Tunisia 6 Oh Sang-sik () 2006 – 2008 Ambassador to GabonMinister of Korean Embassy in Paris 7 Koo Yang-keun () 2008 – 2011 scholar 8 Chung Sang-ki () 2011 – 2013 Consul-General to San Francisco 9 Cho Baek-sang () 2014 – 2016 Minister of Korean Embassy in HanoiConsul-General to Shenyang 10 Yang Chang-soo () 2016 – 2019 Deputy Director-General for European Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign AffairsAmbassador for IR, Gyeonggi Provincial GovernmentConsul-General to Guangzhou 11 Kang Young-hoon () 2019 – 2021 Consul-General to HonoluluDeputy Director-General for ASEAN and Southeast Asian Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister-Counselor to Canberra 12 Chung Byung-won () 2021 – 2023 Consul-General to VancouverDeputy Director-General for Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Lee Eun-ho () 2023 – 2025 Director of Korean Security Agency of Trade and IndustryMinister-Counselor to United Arab Emirates 14 Hwang Jae-ho () 2026 – Northeast Asia policy adviser to the Ministry of Foreign AffairsMember of the Presidential Commission on Policy PlanningAdviser to the Office of National Security
See also Koreans in Taiwan South Korea–Taiwan relations List of diplomatic missions in Taiwan List of diplomatic missions of South Korea
References
External links Korean Mission in Taipei (Korean)