List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to South Korea

British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
Incumbent Charles Hay since 2015
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Sejong-daero 19-gil 24, Jung-gu, Seoul
Inaugural holder	Vyvyan Holt Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Formation	1949
Deputy	Sue Kinoshita, Minister Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission and Director of UK Trade and Investment
Website	British Embassy Seoul

The British Ambassador to South Korea is in charge of the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission to South Korea. The official title is "Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Korea" (ROK).

Under the Imperial Chinese tributary system, Korea was a tributary state to China. After the United Kingdom–Korea Treaty of 1883 British Ministers to China were appointed as "Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the Emperor of China, and also Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Majesty the King of Corea." Britain also appointed consul-generals to be resident in Seoul, but they were not heads of mission, as the head of mission was the minister in Peking (now Beijing). In 1898, following the First Sino-Japanese War (1894–95), the Korean Empire became independent of China, and Britain appointed a chargé d'affaires who became Minister Resident when the United Kingdom and Korea exchanged envoys in 1901.

British representative to Joseon (until 1897) and later Korean Empire (after 1897).

Holders were station in Beijing.

Under the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905 Korea became a protectorate of Japan, and Britain and other countries withdrew diplomatic missions from Seoul. After World War II Japan's rule ended and Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union and United States, resulting in division of Korea between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea).