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The Consular Office in Dallas, the most recent addition to the list of South Korean diplomatic posts in the United States, was established in 2012 under control of the Consulate General in Houston. This reflects the rapid growth of the South Korean expatriate community in Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area as well as the strengthening ...
According to the Act on the Establishment of Diplomatic missions abroad of South Korea, Consulate (분관) and Consular Office (출장소) may be established in the missions, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, if necessary to assign the said offices with affairs under the jurisdiction of the missions.
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.
On 29 November of the same year, the Consulate was promoted to the status of Consulate General, [6] with Lee Jung-bang, councillor of the Korean Embassy to the Republic of China (ROC) became the first Consul General under appointment of the Korean MOFA. [7] The Consulate General had its consular jurisdiction over both Hong Kong and Macau, [8 ...
South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA; Korean: 외교부; Hanja: 外交部) is in charge of the country's foreign relations, as well as handling matters related to overseas Korean nationals. It was established on 17 July 1948. Its main office is located in the MOFA Building in Jongno District, Seoul. [2]
The Embassy of South Korea in Beijing（Korean: 주 중화인민공화국 대한민국 대사관 ; simplified Chinese: 韩国驻中国大使馆; traditional Chinese: 韓國駐中國大使館 ）is the official diplomatic mission of the Republic of Korea in the People's Republic of China. The embassy was officially established in August 1992.
In 2007, the government introduced several new regulations to the E-2 visa. Included in these were a criminal record check, health check, and consulate/embassy interview for first-time applicants. [53] In 2008 several English-speaking countries that were disqualified from applying for the E-2 visa denounced it as discriminatory.
For instance, the four most recent ambassadors have all been either career diplomats who had served in the high levels of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (e.g., Ahn Ho-young, Choi Young-jin, and Lee Tae-sik), or in high government positions such as Prime Minister and head of the Finance Ministry (e.g., Han Duck-soo) before being appointed to ...