List of ambassadors of the United States to South Korea explained

Post:Ambassador
Body:the United States to South Korea
Native Name:Korean: 주한미국대사
Insignia:US Department of State official seal.svg
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:Philip Goldberg
Incumbentsince:July 12, 2022
Residence:Habib House
Seat:Seoul, South Korea
Reports To:U.S. Secretary of State
Nominator:The President of the United States
Appointer:The President
Appointer Qualified:with Senate advice and consent
Inaugural:Lucius H. Foote (as Envoy)
Formation:May 20, 1883
Website:U.S. Embassy - Korea

The United States ambassador to South Korea 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]

Korea

See also: Korean Empire. After the United States–Korea Treaty of 1882 was negotiated, diplomatic representatives were sent from Washington to Seoul.[2] From then until 1905, there were several Envoys and Consuls General, each heading what was called a legation. After the Japanese had defeated the Chinese in 1895, and the Russians in 1905, Korea began to see its independence disappear. By 1910, Japan had annexed Korea and the U.S. no longer had a diplomatic presence in Korea.

Envoy, resident minister, and consul-general

align=center NamePortraitAppointmentPresentationTerminationAppointerNotes
Lucius H. FooteFebruary 27, 1883May 20, 1883February 19, 1885 Chester A. Arthur[3]
George Clayton Foulk(acting)February 19, 1885June 12, 1886(acting)Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
William Harwar ParkerFebruary 19, 1886June 12, 1886September 3, 1886 Grover Cleveland
George Clayton Foulk(acting)September 3, 1886April 13, 1887(acting)Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
Hugh A. DinsmoreJanuary 12, 1887April 13, 1887May 26, 1890 William McKinley[4]
Augustine HeardJanuary 30, 1890May 26, 1890June 27, 1893 
John M. B. SillJanuary 12, 1894April 30, 1894September 13, 1897
Horace Newton AllenJuly 17, 1897September 13, 1897October 1, 1901
June 17, 1901October 1, 1901 June 9, 1905as Envoy
Edwin V. MorganMarch 18, 1905June 26, 1905November 17, 1905Theodore Roosevelt[5]

South Korea

At the end of World War II, U.S. forces accepted Japan's surrender in southern Korea, and Soviet forces accepted the surrender of the Japanese in northern Korea. Talks to agree upon a unity government for Korea failed, and in 1948, two separate Korean states were created: the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). The United States established diplomatic relations with the new South Korean government, but did not recognize North Korea. Other countries, like the Soviet Union, recognized the Pyongyang government in North Korea, but did not initially establish relations with the South Korean government in Seoul.

The United States has maintained constant diplomatic relations with South Korea since 1948, with formal recognition of the Republic of Korea on 1 January 1949. The American special representative, John J. Muccio, became the first Ambassador to the Republic of Korea on March 1, 1949.[6]

The Embassy of the United States in Seoul has jurisdiction over APP Busan.

Ambassador

align=center NamePortraitAppointmentPresentationTerminationAppointerNotes
1John J. MuccioApril 7, 1949April 20, 1949September 8, 1952 Harry S. Truman
2Ellis O. BriggsAugust 25, 1952November 25, 1952April 12, 1955
3William S. B. LacyMarch 24, 1955May 12, 1955October 20, 1955 Dwight D. Eisenhower
4Walter C. DowlingMay 29, 1956July 14, 1956October 2, 1959[7]
5Walter P. McConaughyOctober 5, 1959December 17, 1959April 12, 1961[8]
—Marshall Green(acting)April 12, 1961June 27, 1961(acting)Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
6Samuel D. BergerJune 12, 1961June 27, 1961July 10, 1964 John F. Kennedy[9]
7Winthrop G. BrownJuly 31, 1964August 14, 1964June 10, 1967 Lyndon B. Johnson[10]
8William J. PorterJune 9, 1967August 23, 1967August 18, 1971[11]
9Philip C. HabibSeptember 30, 1971October 10, 1971August 19, 1974 Richard Nixon[12]
10Richard L. SneiderAugust 23, 1974September 18, 1974June 21, 1978 Gerald Ford
11William H. Gleysteen Jr.June 27, 1978July 24, 1978June 10, 1981 Jimmy Carter[13]
12Richard L. WalkerJuly 18, 1981August 12, 1981October 25, 1986 Ronald Reagan
13James R. LilleyOctober 16, 1986November 26, 1986January 3, 1989
14Donald GreggSeptember 14, 1989September 27, 1989February 27, 1993 George H. W. Bush
—Raymond Burghardt(acting)February 27, 1993November 2, 1993(acting)Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
15James T. LaneyOctober 15, 1993November 2, 1993February 5, 1996 Bill Clinton
—Richard A. Christenson(acting)February 5, 1996December 15, 1997(acting)Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
16Stephen W. BosworthOctober 24, 1997December 15, 1997February 10, 2001Bill Clinton[14]
—Evans Revere(acting)February 10, 2001September 12, 2001(acting)Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
17Thomas C. HubbardAugust 3, 2001September 12, 2001April 17, 2004 George W. Bush[15]
18Christopher R. HillMay 12, 2004September 1, 2004April 12, 2005[16]
—Mark C. Minton(acting)April 12, 2005October 17, 2005(acting)Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
19Alexander R. VershbowOctober 12, 2005October 17, 2005September 18, 2008George W. Bush[17]
20Kathleen StephensAugust 4, 2008October 6, 2008October 23, 2011
21Sung KimOctober 13, 2011November 25, 2011October 24, 2014  Barack Obama[18]
22Mark LippertSeptember 26, 2014November 21, 2014January 20, 2017[19]
—Marc Knapper(acting)January 20, 2017July 7, 2018(acting)Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
23Harry B. Harris Jr.June 29, 2018July 25, 2018January 20, 2021 Donald Trump[20]
—Robert G. Rapson(acting)January 20, 2021July 15, 2021(acting)Chargé d’Affaires ad interim
—Christopher Del Corso(acting)July 15, 2021July 10, 2022(acting)
24Philip GoldbergMay 5, 2022July 12, 2022Incumbent Joe Biden[21]

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Embassy of the United States, Seoul, Ambassador
  2. Korean Mission to the Conference on the Limitation of Armament, Washington, D.C., 1921–1922. (1922).
  3. Korean Mission
  4. U.S. Congress, Dismore bio
  5. Korean Mission ; note that Morgan's term was brief. He (a) presented credentials on June 26, 1905; (b) closed the Legation, November 28, 1905; and (c) left Seoul, December 8, 1905 after Japan took over responsibility for Korean foreign relations
  6. Schnabel, James F. (1972).
  7. Brazinsky, George. (2007).
  8. Brazinsky,
  9. Brazinsky,
  10. Brazinsky,
  11. Brazinsky,
  12. Brazinsky,
  13. Brazinsky,
  14. Funabashi, Yōichi. (2007).
  15. Funabashi,
  16. Funabashi,
  17. Funabashi,
  18. News: U.S. Ambassador to South Korea finally confirmed . Foreign Policy . Josh Rogin . October 13, 2011 . October 13, 2011 . October 16, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111016150826/http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/10/13/us_ambassador_to_south_korea_finally_confirmed . dead .
  19. Web site: Obama makes surprise appearance at swearing-in ceremony for new U.S. ambassador to Seoul. Chang . Jae-soon. 25 October 2014. Yonhap News.
  20. News: Harry Harris sworn in as new envoy to S Korea . auto-generated from a syndicated feed . . July 1, 2018 . April 9, 2020.
  21. Web site: Ambassador Philip S. Goldberg . 10 July 2022 .

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