| Agency Name: | Korean Mission in Taipei Korean: 주 타이베이 대한민국 대표부 |
| Nativename: | Chinese: 駐台北韓國代表部 |
| Formed: | 25 November 1993 |
| Headquarters: | Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Chief1 Name: | Kang Young-hoon |
| Chief1 Position: | Representative |
| Website: | Korean Mission in Taipei (Korean) |
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| Hangul: | 주 타이베이 대한민국 대표부 |
| Hanja: | 駐 타이베이 大韓民國 代表部 |
| Rr: | Ju Taibei Daehanminguk Daepyobu |
| Mr: | Chu T'aipei Taehanmin'guk Taepyobu |
| C: | 駐台北韓國代表部 |
| P: | Zhù Táiběi Hánguó Dàibiǎo Bù |
| Poj: | Chù Tâi-pak Hân-kok Tāi-piáu-pō͘ |
The Korean Mission in Taipei (Korean: 주 타이베이 대한민국 대표부;) is the representative office of South Korea in Taiwan, functioning as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations. Its counterpart is the Taipei Mission in Korea in Seoul.[1]
Unlike American Institute in Taiwan or Japan–Taiwan Exchange Association, the Korean Mission in Taipei is directly under control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea (MOFA), and the representative, the head of the Mission, is a position usually served by senior foreign service officers from MOFA. The other two actively work with either the United States Department of State or the Japanese Foreign Ministry, but in legal basis they are completely independent entities.
The Mission was established on 25 November 1993[2] [3] following an agreement on 27 July of that year.[4] This was after South Korea ceased to recognise the government in Taiwan as the Republic of China and closed its embassy in Taipei, following the establishment of relations with the People's Republic of China on August 27, 1992.[5] [6]
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.[7]
The Korean Mission in Taipei is headed by a Representative (Korean: 대표), the following is a list of Representatives since the Mission's establishment in 1993.
| 1 | Han Chul-soo (Korean: 한철수) | 1993 – 1995 | Ambassador to Republic of China and Brazil | ||
| 2 | Kang Min-soo (Korean: 강민수) | 1996 – 1999 | (Vice Chief of Staff, ROK Air Force) | ||
| 3 | Yun Hai-jung (Korean: 윤해중) | 1999 – 2002 | Minister of Korean Embassy in Tokyo | ||
| 4 | Sohn Hoon (Korean: 손훈) | 2002 – 2004 | |||
| 5 | Hwang Yong-shik (Korean: 황용식) | 2004 – 2006 | Ambassador to Tunisia | ||
| 6 | Oh Sang-sik (Korean: 오상식) | 2006 – 2008 | Ambassador to Gabon Minister of Korean Embassy in Paris | ||
| 7 | Koo Yang-keun (Korean: 구양근) | 2008 – 2011 | (scholar) | ||
| 8 | Chung Sang-ki (Korean: 정상기) | 2011 – 2013 | Consul-General to San Francisco | ||
| 9 | Cho Baek-sang (Korean: 조백상) | 2014[8] – 2016 | Minister of Korean Embassy in Hanoi Consul-General to Shenyang | ||
| 10 | Yang Chang-soo (Korean: 양창수) | 2016 – 2019 | Deputy Director-General of European Affairs Bureau in Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador for IR, Gyeonggi Provincial Government Consul-General to Guangzhou | ||
| 11 | Kang Young-hoon (Korean: 강영훈) | 2019 – 2021 | Consul-General to Honolulu Deputy Director-General of ASEAN and Southeast Asian Affairs Bureau in Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister-Counselor to Canberra | ||
| 12 | Chung Byung-won (Korean: 정병원) | 2021 – 2023 | Consul-General to Vancouver Deputy Director-General of Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau in Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
| 13 | Lee Eun-ho (Korean: 이은호) | 2023 – Present | Director of Korean Security Agency of Trade and Industry Minister-Counselor to United Arab Emirates |