The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Republic of Peru (, ) represents the permanent diplomatic mission of the Republic of Korea in Peru. It is located at 165 Guillermo Marconi Street, in San Isidro District, Lima.
The current South Korean ambassador is Choi Jong-uk.
History
Peru and South Korea established relations on April 1, 1963. The Korean ambassador to Brazil was initially accredited to Peru, until an embassy in Lima was opened on August 1, 1971.
During the internal conflict in Peru, the embassy was targeted on two occasions: once on September 11, 1987 (alongside police stations and power grids) and a second time on November 23, 1988, albeit unsuccessfully.
The embassy moved at least twice, first being located near Javier Prado Avenue since 1986, and moving to its current location in 2013, opening on November 18.
Residence The official residence of the South Korean ambassador is located at 312 Circunvalación del Golf Los Inkas Avenue, in Monterrico, a neighbourhood of Santiago de Surco.
List of representatives
The ambassador of South Korea to Peru () is the chief diplomatic representative of the Republic of Korea accredited to Peru. The ambassador services the embassy in Lima.
# Name Appointment - Park Dong-jin 전상진 - Moon Chang-hwa 문창화 1 Sangjin Jeon 박동진 2 Kim In-kwon 김인권 3 Yoon Chan 윤 찬 4 Jaehun Kim 김재훈 5 Taehyun Yoon 윤태현 6 Key-sung Cho 조기성 7 Lee Won-Young 이원영 8 Jang-Hee Hong 홍장희 9 Park Hee-joo 박희주 10 Jung Jinho 정진호 11 Younghee Han 한영희 12 Byung-Gil Han 한병길 13 Park Hee-kwon 박희권 14 Geunho Jang 장근호 15 Junhyeok Joon 조준혁 16 Yung-Joon Jo 조영준 17 Choi Jong-uk 최종욱
See also Embassy of North Korea, Lima List of ambassadors of Peru to South Korea
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