Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Republic of Peru | |
Location: | San Isidro, Lima, Peru |
Address: | Guillermo Marconi 165 |
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Republic of Peru (Korean: 주페루 대한민국 대사관, Spanish; Castilian: Embajada de la República de Corea en la República del Perú) is the higher diplomatic representation of the Republic of Korea in Peru.
The current South Korean ambassador is Yung-Joon Jo.
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]
Post: | Ambassador |
Body: | Republic of Korea to the Republic of Peru |
Native Name: | 주 페루 대한민국 특명전권대사 |
Insignia: | Emblem_of_South_Korea.svg |
Insigniasize: | 120px |
Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Republic of Korea |
Department: | Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
Incumbent: | Choi Jong-uk |
Style: | Mr. Ambassador (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
Reports To: | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Appointer: | The President |
Termlength: | No fixed term |
Seat: | Lima, Peru |
First: | Park Dong-jin |
Website: | Official website (in Spanish) |
The ambassador of South Korea to Peru is the chief diplomatic representative of the Republic of Korea accredited to Peru. The ambassador services the embassy in Lima.
Name | Appointment | ||
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- | Park Dong-jin | 전상진 | |
- | Moon Chang-hwa | 문창화 | |
1 | Sangjin Jeon | 박동진 | |
2 | Kim In-kwon | 김인권 | |
3 | Yoon Chan | 윤 찬 | |
4 | Jaehun Kim | 김재훈 | |
5 | Taehyun Yoon | 윤태현 | |
6 | 조기성 | ||
7 | Lee Won-Young | 이원영 | |
8 | Jang-Hee Hong | 홍장희 | |
9 | Park Hee-joo | 박희주 | |
10 | Jung Jinho | 정진호 | |
11 | Younghee Han | 한영희 | |
12 | Byung-Gil Han | 한병길 | |
13 | Park Hee-kwon | 박희권 | |
14 | Geunho Jang | 장근호 | |
15 | Junhyeok Joon | 조준혁 | |
16 | Yung-Joon Jo | 조영준 | |
17 | Choi Jong-uk | 최종욱 | |