List of diplomatic missions in South Korea

This is a list of diplomatic missions in South Korea. There are currently 116 embassies and six Representative Offices in Seoul, and some countries maintain consulates (not including honorary consulates) in cities other than Seoul as well. Several other countries that have diplomatic ties with South Korea but do not operate embassies in Seoul maintain non-resident embassies, mostly in Tokyo, Beijing or elsewhere.

Map of diplomatic missions in the Republic of Korea

Embassies in Seoul

  1.  Afghanistan
  2. Algeria
  3. Angola
  4. Argentina
  5. Australia
  6. Austria
  7. Azerbaijan
  8. Bahrain
  9. Bangladesh
  10. Belgium
  11. Belarus
  12. Bolivia
  13. Brazil
  14. Brunei
  15. Bulgaria
  16. Cambodia
  17. Canada
  18. Chile
  19. China
  20. Colombia
  21. Congo-Kinshasa
  22. Costa Rica
  23. Croatia
  24. Cuba
  25. Czech Republic
  26. Denmark
  27. Dominican Republic
  28. Ecuador
  29. Egypt
  30. El Salvador
  31. Estonia
  32. Ethiopia
  33. Finland
  34. France
  35. Gabon
  36. Georgia
  37. Germany
  38. Ghana
  39. Greece
  40. Guatemala
  41. Holy See
  42. Honduras
  43. Hungary
  44. India
  45. Indonesia
  46. Iran
  47. Iraq
  48. Ireland
  49. Israel
  50. Italy
  51. Ivory Coast
  52. Japan
  53. Jordan
  54. Kazakhstan[1]
  55. Kenya
  56. Kuwait
  57. Kyrgyzstan
  58. Laos
  59. Latvia
  60. Lebanon
  61. Libya
  62. Lithuania
  63. Luxembourg[2]
  64. Malaysia
  65. Marshall Islands
  66. Mexico
  67. Mongolia
  68. Morocco
  69. Myanmar
  70.   Nepal
  71. Netherlands
  72. New Zealand
  73. Nigeria
  74. Norway
  75. Oman
  76. Pakistan
  77. Panama
  78. Papua New Guinea
  79. Paraguay
  80. Peru
  81. Philippines
  82. Poland
  83. Portugal
  84. Qatar
  85. Romania
  86. Russia
  87. Rwanda
  88. Saudi Arabia
  89. Senegal
  90. Serbia
  91. Sierra Leone
  92. Singapore
  93. Slovakia
  94. Slovenia
  95. South Africa
  96. Spain
  97. Sri Lanka
  98. Sudan
  99. Sweden
  100.  Switzerland
  101. Tajikistan
  102. Tanzania
  103. Thailand
  104. Timor-Leste
  105. Tunisia
  106. Turkey
  107. Turkmenistan
  108. Ukraine
  109. United Arab Emirates
  110. United Kingdom
  111. United States
  112. Uruguay
  113. Uzbekistan
  114. Venezuela
  115. Vietnam
  116. Zambia

Representative Offices in Seoul

  1. Catalonia (Delegation)[3]
  2.  European Union (Delegation)
  3.  Hong Kong (Economic & Trade Office's Consultant Office)[4]
  4. Myanmar National Unity Government of Myanmar (Representative Office)[5]
  5. Quebec (Quebec Government Office)[6]
  6.  Republic of China (Taiwan) (Mission)

Consular missions

The following cities are host to career consular missions. All are consulates-general unless otherwise indicated.

Busan

  1. China[7]
  2. Japan
  3. Kazakhstan[1]
  4. Mongolia (Consulate)
  5. Philippines[8]
  6. Russia
  7.  Republic of China (Taiwan) (Office)
  8. United States (Consulate)
  9. Vietnam[9]

Gwangju

  1. China[7]

Jeju City

  1. China[7]
  2. Japan

Non-resident embassies accredited to South Korea

Resident in Tokyo, Japan:

Resident in Beijing, China:

Resident in other cities:

Former missions

Host city Sending country Mission Year closed Ref.
Kaesong North Korea Inter-Korean Liaison Office[14][a] 2020 [15]
Seoul Eswatini Embassy[b] 1999
Fiji Embassy[c] 2020
Haiti Embassy[c] 1993
Khmer Republic Embassy 1975
Nicaragua Embassy[d] 2024 [16]
Republic of China (Taiwan) Embassy 1992
South Vietnam Embassy 1975
Yemen Embassy[c] 2001

Missions to open

Host city Sending country Mission Ref.
Seoul Cameroon Embassy [17]
Mozambique Embassy [18]
Syria Embassy [19]
  • Building hosting the Embassies of Australia, Austria, Colombia, Finland and Lithuania
    Building hosting the Embassies of Australia, Austria, Colombia, Finland and Lithuania
  • Embassy of Brunei Darussalam
    Embassy of Brunei Darussalam
  • Building hosting the Embassy of Canada
    Building hosting the Embassy of Canada
  • Embassy of China
    Embassy of China
  • Building hosting the Embassies of Bahrain, Denmark, Estonia and Germany and Delegation of the European Union
    Building hosting the Embassies of Bahrain, Denmark, Estonia and Germany and Delegation of the European Union
  • Embassy of Indonesia
    Embassy of Indonesia
  • Building hosting the Embassies of Japan, Jordan and Mexico
    Building hosting the Embassies of Japan, Jordan and Mexico
  • Embassy of Kenya
    Embassy of Kenya
  • Embassy of Mongolia
    Embassy of Mongolia
  • Embassy of Poland
    Embassy of Poland
  • Embassy of Russia
    Embassy of Russia
  • Embassy of Thailand
    Embassy of Thailand
  • Embassy of the United Kingdom
    Embassy of the United Kingdom
  • Embassy of the United States
    Embassy of the United States

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Inter-Korean Liaison Office was demolished by North Korea on 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ Resident in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  3. ^ a b c Resident in Tokyo, Japan
  4. ^ Resident in New York City, United States

References

  1. ^ a b "Contacts of Kazakhstan's diplomatic missions abroad". Government of Kazakhstan. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Luxembourg diplomatic and consular missions". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Luxembourg). Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Delegation of the Government of Catalonia to South Korea." Ministry for Foreign Action and European Union
  4. ^ 연락처 | 홍콩경제무역대표부에 관하여 | 홍콩경제무역대표부
  5. ^ U Yan Naing Htun – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the National Unity Government of Myanmar
  6. ^ Bureau du Québec à Séoul
  7. ^ a b c "Asia". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Philippine Consulate Landing Team Paid a Courtesy Visit to Busan Metropolitan City Hall" (Press release). Consulate General of the Philippines, Busan. January 12, 2026. Retrieved February 13, 2026.
  9. ^ Michael Herh (15 August 2025). "Vietnamese Consulate General Opens in Busan's Haeundae". Business Korea. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  10. ^ "High Commissions". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Statement by Senator Dr. The Honourable Jerome Walcott, J.P, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, March 13, 2021". Office of the Prime Minister of Barbados. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  12. ^ "국가/지역 검색 | 남수단공화국". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Nombran a Jaime Hermida Castillo como embajador en Corea del Sur". 100% Noticias. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  14. ^ North and South Korea Open Full-Time Liaison Office at Border, The New York Times, September 14, 2018
  15. ^ "North Korea: What's behind the liaison office demolition?". BBC News. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  16. ^ Kim Seung-yeon (24 April 2024). "Nicaragua to close embassy in S. Korea again 10 yrs after 1st closure". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Cameroon Establishes Embassy in Seoul, South Korea". Cameroon Concord. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  18. ^ Han Hye-won (1 December 2022). '아프리카 순방' 한총리, 모잠비크 대통령 면담 "자원협력 강화". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean).
  19. ^ "Syria, South Korea sign agreement to establish diplomatic relations". Syrian Arab News Agency. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025. The two sides also agreed to open embassies and exchange diplomatic missions.
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