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A U.S. embassy was not again established in Korea until the end of World War II, after the Allied forces defeated the Japanese. American and Soviet forces took control of Korea from the Japanese. The Americans set up an American military government in Seoul in the South, and while the Soviets set up a government in Pyongyang in the north.
On January 19, 1982, The U.S. Embassy in Korea opened its Economic Section Busan Office inside the U.S. Cultural Center in Jung District, Busan.The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested that this action was taken without prior approval of the South Korean government under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
The United States ambassador to South Korea (Korean: 주한미국대사; Hanja: 駐韓美國大使) is the chief diplomatic representative of the United States accredited to the Republic of Korea. The ambassador's official title is "Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Korea." [1]
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
This is a list of diplomatic missions in South Korea. There are currently 116 embassies and five Representative Offices in Seoul , and some countries maintain consulates (not including honorary consulates) in cities other than Seoul as well.
South Korea Seoul (E) All other parts of South Korea that APP Busan does not cover Busan (C) South Kyungsang Province, North Kyungsang Province, Cheju Island. Limited ACS. Taiwan Taipei, American Institute in Taipei (AIT) Taipei, Keelung (Jilong), Taoyuan, Xinzhu, Miaoli, Taizhong, Zhanghua, Nantou, Hualian, Yilan, Yunlin Anomaly: Jinmen and Mazu.
New York City, the largest city in the United States, is home to the General Assembly of the United Nations, and all 195 member and observer states send permanent delegations. Nine diplomatic missions in New York City listed below are also formally accredited as each country's official embassy to the United States. There are 108 missions in the ...
The former East German embassy is the center of activity in the diplomatic quarter, as it houses the British, German, and Swedish embassies. Sweden acts as the protecting power for Australia, Canada, and the United States, provides consular services for the Nordic countries, and handles visa applications for Italy and Spain. [24]