Embassy of South Korea, Lima

Ambassador of Republic of Korea to the Republic of Peru
Ambassador of Republic of Korea to the Republic of Peru
주 페루 대한민국 특명전권대사
	Emblem of the Republic of Korea
	Incumbent; Choi Jong-uk; since July 13, 2023
	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Style	Mr. Ambassador; (informal); His Excellency; (diplomatic)
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Lima, Peru
Appointer	The President
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	July 15, 2020
First holder	Park Dong-jin
Website	Official website (in Spanish)

Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Republic of Peru
Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Republic of Peru
	The embassy in 2023
Location	San Isidro, Lima, Peru
Address	Guillermo Marconi 165
Opening	August 1, 1971
Website	Official website

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Republic of Peru (Korean: 주페루 대한민국 대사관, Spanish: Embajada de la República de Corea en la República del Perú) is the official diplomatic mission of the Republic of Korea in Peru.

The current South Korean ambassador is Choi Jong-uk.

History

Peru and South Korea established relations on April 1, 1963.^[1] The Korean ambassador to Brazil was initially accredited to Peru, until an embassy in Lima was opened on August 1, 1971.^[2]

During the internal conflict in Peru, the embassy was targeted on two occasions: once on September 11, 1987 (alongside police stations and power grids) and a second time on November 23, 1988, abeit unsuccessfully.^[3]

The embassy moved at least twice, first being located near Javier Prado Avenue^[4] since 1986, and moving to its current location in 2013, opening on November 18.^[5]^[6]^[7]

List of representatives

The ambassador of South Korea to Peru (Korean: 주페루대한민국대사) is the chief diplomatic representative of the Republic of Korea accredited to Peru. The ambassador services the embassy in Lima.

#	Name		Appointment
-	Park Dong-jin^[a]	전상진	August 29, 1963^[b]
-	Moon Chang-hwa^[c]	문창화	August 1, 1971
1	Sangjin Jeon	박동진	March 8, 1972
2	Kim In-kwon	김인권	April 3, 1975
3	Yoon Chan	윤 찬	October 24, 1979
4	Jaehun Kim	김재훈	February 16, 1986
5	Taehyun Yoon	윤태현	March 15, 1989
6	Key-sung Cho	조기성	March 28, 1992
7	Lee Won-Young^[d]	이원영	September 26, 1994
8	Jang-Hee Hong	홍장희	March 21, 1997
9	Park Hee-joo	박희주	March 11, 1999
10	Jung Jinho	정진호	February 27, 2002
11	Younghee Han	한영희	March 2, 2005
12	Byung-Gil Han	한병길	June 26, 2008
13	Park Hee-kwon	박희권	April 15, 2011
14	Geunho Jang^[e]	장근호	May 16, 2014
15	Junhyeok Joon^[f]	조준혁	November 16, 2017
16	Yung-Joon Jo	조영준	July 15, 2020
17	Choi Jong-uk	최종욱	July 13, 2023

Notes

^ Accredited from Brazil.^[2]
^ He presented his credentials on July 21, 1964.^[2]
^ As acting ambassador.^[2]
^ He was one of the hostages during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis.
^ Also written "Keun Ho Jang."^[8]
^ Also written "June-Hyuck Cho"^[9]

References

^ "Relaciones Bilaterales Perú - República de Corea". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. El inicio de las relaciones oficiales entre el Perú y la República de Corea se oficializó con el "Comunicado Conjunto de Establecimiento de Relaciones Diplomáticas entre la República del Perú y la República de Corea" suscrito el 1 de abril de 1963.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 에너지 자원 - 외교부 (in Korean). 외교부. 2008. pp. 46–47.
^ "APENDICE: CUADROS CRONOLOGICOS SOBRE LA VIOLENCIA POLITICA". Violencia política en el Perú: 1980-1988 (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Lima: DESCO Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo. 1989. pp. 1010, 1069.
^ "Convocatoria Becas de Postgrado 2013". Embajada de la República de Corea en la República del Perú. 2013-02-28. Embajada de la República de Corea en el Perú
Av. Principal 190, 7mo piso, La Victoria (alt. del Puente Quiñones en Av. Javier Prado)
^ "La Embajada de Corea atiende en nuevo edificio". Embajada de la República de Corea en la República del Perú. 2013-11-01.
^ "Apertura de la nueva sede de la Embajada de Corea en el Perú". Embajada de la República de Corea en la República del Perú. 2013-11-01.
^ Chun, Sung-woo (2013-11-19). "Embassy in Peru moves into new complex of its own". Korea Herald.
^ "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 2015-03-01.
^ Directorio de Cooperación Técnica Internacional 2018-2019 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2018.

[8] Accredited from Brazil.^[2]

[9] He presented his credentials on July 21, 1964.^[2]

[10] As acting ambassador.^[2]

[11] He was one of the hostages during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis.

[13] Also written "Keun Ho Jang."^[8]

[15] Also written "June-Hyuck Cho"^[9]

[1] "Relaciones Bilaterales Perú - República de Corea". Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. El inicio de las relaciones oficiales entre el Perú y la República de Corea se oficializó con el "Comunicado Conjunto de Establecimiento de Relaciones Diplomáticas entre la República del Perú y la República de Corea" suscrito el 1 de abril de 1963.

[MFA-2] 에너지 자원 - 외교부 (in Korean). 외교부. 2008. pp. 46–47.

[DESCO-3] "APENDICE: CUADROS CRONOLOGICOS SOBRE LA VIOLENCIA POLITICA". Violencia política en el Perú: 1980-1988 (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Lima: DESCO Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo. 1989. pp. 1010, 1069.

[4] "Convocatoria Becas de Postgrado 2013". Embajada de la República de Corea en la República del Perú. 2013-02-28. Embajada de la República de Corea en el Perú
Av. Principal 190, 7mo piso, La Victoria (alt. del Puente Quiñones en Av. Javier Prado)

[5] "La Embajada de Corea atiende en nuevo edificio". Embajada de la República de Corea en la República del Perú. 2013-11-01.

[6] "Apertura de la nueva sede de la Embajada de Corea en el Perú". Embajada de la República de Corea en la República del Perú. 2013-11-01.

[7] Chun, Sung-woo (2013-11-19). "Embassy in Peru moves into new complex of its own". Korea Herald.

[12] "Lista del Cuerpo Diplomático, Organismos Internacionales y Cuerpo Consular" (PDF). Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. 2015-03-01.

[14] Directorio de Cooperación Técnica Internacional 2018-2019 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2018.

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Embassy of South Korea, Lima

History

List of representatives

See also

Notes

References