The role of the permanent representative of South Korea to the United Nations () is the head of the South Korean delegation to the United Nations in New York and the head of the Permanent Mission of South Korea to the UN.
Officeholders NameTook officeLeft office1Yim Byung-jikNovember 1951September 19602Lim Chang-youngSeptember 1960June 19613Lee Soo-youngJuly 1961May 19644Kim Yong-shikMay 1964December 19705Han Pyo-wookJanuary 1971May 19736Park Tong-jinMay 1973December 19757Moon Duk-jooMarch 1976April 19798Yoon Seok-hyunApril 1979December 19819Kim Kyung-wonDecember 1981October 198510Choi Kwang-sooOctober 1985August 198611Park KeunAugust 1986March 198812Park Ssang-yongMarch 1988April 199013Hyun Hong-jooApril 1990February 199114Roh Chang-heeFebruary 1991February 199215Yoo Chong-haFebruary 1992December 199416Park Soo-gilJanuary 1995April 199817Lee See-youngApril 1998February 200018Sun Joon-youngMarch 2000June 200319Kim Sam-hoonJune 2003May 200620Choi Young-jinMay 2006July 200721Kim Hyun-chongJuly 2007May 200822Park In-kookMay 2008May 201123Kim SookMay 2011September 201324Oh JoonSeptember 2013December 201625Cho Tae-yulDecember 2016October 201926Cho HyunOctober 2019July 202227Hwang Joon-kookJuly 2022July 202528Cha Ji-hoonSeptember 2025Incumbent
References
External links Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations