Embassy of South Korea, Washington, D.C.
| Embassy of South Korea, Washington, D.C. | |
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| Coordinates | 38°54′52″N 77°3′16″W / 38.91444°N 77.05444°WCoordinates: 38°54′52″N 77°3′16″W / 38.91444°N 77.05444°W |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
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| Ambassador | Ahn Ho-young |
| Website | http://usa.mofa.go.kr |
| Embassy of South Korea, Washington, D.C. | |
| Hangul | 주미국대한민국대사관 |
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| Hanja | 駐美國大韓民國大使館 |
| Revised Romanization | Ju Miguk Daehanminguk daesagwan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chu Miguk Taehanmin'guk taesagwan |
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The Embassy of South Korea in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of South Korea to the United States. Its main chancery is located at 2450 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Embassy Row neighborhood. The current ambassador is Ahn Ho-young, a senior career diplomat whose most recent position was the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Due to the rather small size of its main chancery building, the embassy has an annex nearby in Arlington County, Virginia. It also occupies two additional buildings close to its main chancery building to house its Consular Section and a Korean Cultural Center. The ambassador's residence is located in the nearby Spring Valley neighborhood, close to American University.
The embassy operates consulates general in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Seattle. In addition to those consulates general, the embassy also maintains a consulate agency in Guam as well as two consular offices in Anchorage and Dallas.
A statue of Dr. Philip Jaisohn, an independence activist and journalist, was dedicated in 2008 in front of the Consular Section building at 2320 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
After the independence of Korea from Japanese rule in 1945, and the founding of South Korea in 1948, South Korea immediately restored normal diplomatic relationship with the United States and has since been sending ambassadors to the United States. Although Chang Myon is officially recorded as the first ambassador serving from February 1949, Chough Pyung-ok was recognized in August 1948 as the Special Representative of the President of South Korea with a personal rank of Ambassador. Chang replaced Chough in January 1949 in the same capacity, and was appointed as the first ambassador the following month.
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