Embassy of South Korea, Bangkok

Embassy of South Korea, Bangkok (Korean: 주 태국 대한민국 대사관; Thai: สถานเอกอัครราชทูตสาธารณรัฐเกาหลีประจำประเทศไทย), a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of Thailand, is located at No.23 Thiam Ruam Mit Road, Ratchadapisek, Huai Khwang District, Bangkok.

The Korean Embassy, led by an Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary, is divided into several sections tasked with different affairs like politic, economic, culture and defence diplomacy.

The formal Korean-Thai relations was established on 1 October 1958,[2] and the two countries issued a joint statement to exchange diplomatic missions on the same day.

It was announced on 20 January 1959 that Choe Deok-sin, then Ambassador to Saigon, South Vietnam, would concurrently accredited to Thailand as an Envoy in order to head the new Korean Legation in Bangkok,[3] which was promoted to full status of Embassy on 30 August 1960, with Yu Jae-hung being South Korea's first Ambassador stationed in Thailand.

[7] In 1990, the Embassy finally moved into the new compound on Thiam Ruam Mit Road,[4][8] within which the structures were built with Korean-style, and the main building was designed by architect Kim Joong-up.

Embassy of South Korea in Bangkok
Ambassador Chung Hae-moon, left, met with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and other political figures from Korea and Thailand at the Government House of Thailand on 19 July 2010.