[2] Kukkiwon is based at 635 Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea.

[12][13] Woon Kyu Uhm of the Chung Do Kwan was elected president on 2 March 2004.

[14] On 10 December 2009, Seung Wan Lee of the Jidokwan was elected as Kukkiwon's next President.

After him the interim president while awaiting an election was Grandmaster Kyu Sok Lee, who also serves as Secretary-General for the Asian Taekwondo Union.

The next president was Grandmaster Lee Kyu Hyung (9th dan) after being provisionally named by the Director of the organization's board as of August 20, 2013;[18] he resigned after a short period, claiming he was unable to perform the role to the best of his abilities due to political issues.