[2] Due to the rather small size of its main building, the embassy has an annex nearby in Arlington County, Virginia.

The embassy operates consulates general in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Seattle.

[7][2] A statue of Dr. Philip Jaisohn, an independence activist and journalist, was dedicated in 2008 in front of the Consular Section building at 2320 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.

[2] Reflecting the United States' significance to South Korea's diplomacy, almost all of these ambassadors have been chosen from elites in their respective fields.

For instance, the four most recent ambassadors have all been either career diplomats who had served in the high levels of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (e.g., Ahn Ho-young, Choi Young-jin, and Lee Tae-sik), or in high government positions such as Prime Minister and head of the Finance Ministry (e.g., Han Duck-soo) before being appointed to Washington, D.C. A complete list of ambassadors is provided below in the order of appointment.

[12] The Consular Office in Dallas, the most recent addition to the list of South Korean diplomatic posts in the United States, was established in 2012 under control of the Consulate General in Houston.