The ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Republic of the Philippines (; ) is the Republic of Korea's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of the Philippines. As head of South Korea's diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and the government of South Korea to the president and government of the Philippines. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based at the embassy located in Taguig.
List of representatives # Name Took office Left office 1 Kim Young-gi 김영기 November 1953 July 1957 2 Kim Hoon 김훈 July 1957 November 1960 3 Shin Dong-gi 신동기 November 1960 June 1961 4 Lee Hyung-geun 장이욱 June 1961 August 1962 5 Kim Yong-shik 유양수 August 1962 March 1963 6 Yoo Yang-soo 유양수 November 1963 September 1967 7 Yoon Seok-heon 윤석헌 November 1967 December 1969 8 Kim Se-ryun 김동조 December 1969 June 1973 9 Jang Ji-ryang 장지량 June 1973 May 1976 10 Kang Young-gyu 강영규 May 1976 April 1980 11 Song Gwang-jeong 송광정 April 1980 September 1981 12 Lee Nam-gi 이남기 September 1981 April 1984 13 Kim Chang-hoon 김창훈 April 1984 March 1987 14 An Jan-seok 안재석 March 1987 February 1989 15 No Jeong-gi 노정기 February 1989 December 1992 16 Lee Chang-soo 이창수 December 1992 December 1994 17 Lee Jang-chun 이장춘 February 1995 October 1997 18 Park Dong-soon 박동순 October 1997 February 1999 19 Shin Sung-oh 신성오 February 1999 August 2001 20 Song San-ha 손상하 August 2001 March 2004 21 Yu Myung-hwan 유명환 March 2004 July 2005 22 Hong Jong-ki 홍종기 October 2005 September 2008 23 Choi Joong-kyung 최중경 September 2008 April 2010 24 Lee Hye Min 이혜민 July 2010 September 2012 25 Lee Hyuk 이혁 September 2012 April 2015 26 Kim Jae-shin 김재신 April 2015 8 January 2018 27 Han Dong-man 한동만 January 2018 December 2020 28 Kim Inchul 김인철 February 2021 2023 29 Lee Sang-hwa 이상화 10 July 2023 Incumbent
See also Foreign relations of the Philippines Foreign relations of South Korea List of ambassadors of the Philippines to South Korea
References
External links English website of the South Korean Embassy, Manila Korean website of the South Korean Embassy, Manila