The history of South Korea begins with the Japanese surrender on 2 September 1945. At that time,South Korea and North Korea were divided,despite being the same people and on the same peninsula. In 1950,the Korean War broke out. North Korea overran South Korea until US-lead UN forces intervened. At the end of the war in 1953,the border between South and North remained largely similar. Tensions between the two sides continued. South Korea alternated between dictatorship and liberal democracy. It underwent substantial economic development.
Kim Dae-jung,often referred to by his initials DJ,was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the 8th president of South Korea from 1998 to 2003.
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies is a private research university based in Seoul,in South Korea. HUFS consistently ranks as one of the best universities in South Korea. The university currently teaches 45 foreign languages. In addition,it contains studies in humanities,law,political science,social sciences,business,medical science,natural sciences,and engineering.
Sogang University is one of the top private research university in Seoul,South Korea. It was established in 1960 by Fr. Theodore Geppert,SJ with the Wisconsin Province of the Society of Jesus. Sogang is the oldest Jesuit institution of higher education in South Korea.
Diplomatic relations between South Korea and the United States commenced in 1950,when the United States helped establish the modern state of South Korea,officially the Republic of Korea,and fought on its UN-sponsored side in the Korean War (1950–1953). During the subsequent decades,South Korea experienced tremendous economic,political and military growth.
Diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of Korea were formally established in August 1992. Before then,the PRC recognized only the Democratic People's Republic of Korea while South Korea in turn recognized only the Republic of China (Taiwan). South Korea was the last Asian country to establish relations with the People's Republic of China. In recent years,China and South Korea have endeavored to boost their strategic and cooperative partnership in numerous sectors,as well as promoting a high level relationship. Trade,tourism and multiculturalism,specifically,have been the most important factors of strengthening two neighbouring countries' cooperative partnership. Despite this,historical,political and cultural disputes have still played several roles on the relations between South Korea and China,especially with China being politically aligned with North Korea.
South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in charge of the country's foreign relations,as well as handling matters related to overseas Korean nationals. It was established on 17 July 1948.
Kim Hyun-jong is a former minister for trade under Presidents Roh Moo-hyun and Moon Jae-in.
Mark William Lippert is an American diplomat who worked as the vice president for international affairs at Boeing from 2017 to 2020. In 2022,he was appointed Executive Vice President of Samsung Electronics America. He previously served as the United States Ambassador to South Korea from 2014 to 2017. Prior to his tour as an ambassador,Lippert had served as Chief of Staff for Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel,Chief of Staff for the National Security Council,and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs in the Department of Defense. On March 5,2015,he was attacked by a man wielding a knife in South Korea.
Denmark–South Korea relations refers to the current and historical relations between Denmark and South Korea. Denmark has an embassy in Seoul. South Korea has an embassy in Copenhagen. Diplomatic relations were established on 11 March 1959.
South Korea-Japan relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Republic of Korea and the Japan. As the East Sea and the Korea Strait geographically separate the two nations,political interactions date back from the 6th century when the kingdom of Baekje officially established relations with Japan. During the ancient era,the southern region of the Korean Peninsula often served as the closest port for Japan to engage in economic trade and cultural exchange to and from mainland Asia. By 1910,Korea would become a colony of Japan until 1945.
Sung-Yoon Lee is a scholar of Korean and East Asian studies,and specialist on North Korea. He is a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He is the former Kim Koo-Korea Foundation Professor in Korean Studies and assistant professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy,Tufts University. He was also an associate in research at the Korea Institute,Harvard University. and a research fellow at the National Asia Research Program.
Ahn Ho-young is a South Korean diplomat who was the South Korean ambassador to the United States from 2013 to 2017.
Moon Chung-in is a Special Advisor to President Moon Jae-in of South Korea for Foreign Affairs and National Security. He is also a Distinguished University Professor of Yonsei University,Krause Distinguished Fellow,School of Policy and Global Strategy,University of California,San Diego,and co-Convener of the Asia-Pacific Leadership Network for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (APLN). He is currently serving as the editor-in-chief of Global Asia. On 21 May 2017,Moon Chung-in was nominated by President Moon Jae-in as a special advisor on unification,diplomacy and national security affairs.
Chung Eui-yong is a South Korean diplomat and a politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2022. Chung was previously President Moon Jae-in's first Director of National Security from 2017 to 2020.
Cho Yoon-je is a South Korean diplomat who served as the South Korean ambassador to the United States between 2017 and 2019. He was appointed as South Korea's ambassador to the U.S. in 2017 by South Korean president Moon Jae-in.
Mózes Csoma is a Hungarian Koreanist. He researches current and historical events in Korea. He is an associate professor with a habitation degree and a senior research fellow.
The United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea is a department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) tasked with relations with South Korea. It conducts propaganda operations and espionage and manages front organizations,including the Chongryon.
Yoon Suk Yeol is a South Korean politician who is the 13th and current president of South Korea since 2022. Prior to his presidency,he served as the prosecutor general of South Korea between 2019 and 2021.
South Korea-Uzbekistan relations are the international relations between South Korea and Uzbekistan.
