List of ambassadors of Italy to South Korea

Ambassador of Italy to South Korea
Ambasciatore d'Italia nella Repubblica di Corea con accreditamento anche nella Repubblica Democratica Popolare di Corea.
Emblem of Italy
Incumbent Marco della Seta since October 1, 2014
Style	His Excellency
Inaugural holder	Francesco Rausi
Formation	March 1, 2002
Website	http://www.ambseoul.esteri.it/ambasciata_seoul/it/

The Italian ambassador to South Korea is the diplomatic representative of the Italian government to the government of South Korea.

The list of ambassadors from Italy to South Korea began long after diplomatic relations were established in 1884. The current official title of this diplomat is "Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to the Republic of Korea."

Italian-Korean diplomatic relations were initially established during the Joseon period of Korean history.

After the Italy-Korea Treaty of 1884 was negotiated, ministers from Italy could have been appointed in accordance with this treaty. However, diplomatic affairs were initially handled by the Italian representative in Shanghai. ^[1]

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors

• March 1, 2002-June 5, 2006: Francesco Rausi ^[2]
• August 26, 2006-2010: Massimo Andrea Leggeri
• February 8, 2011: Sergio Mercuri
• October 1, 2014: Marco della Seta (* born June 6, 1962 in Milan)
• March 1, 2019: Federico Failla ^[3]

See also

• Italy-Korea Treaty of 1884
• List of diplomatic missions in South Korea

Notes

1. Korean Mission to the Conference on the Limitation of Armament, Washington, D.C., 1921-1922. (1922). Korea's Appeal to the Conference on Limitation of Armament, p. 32. , p. 32, at Google Books; excerpt, "Treaty of Friendship and Commerce dated June 26, 1884."
2. Europa World Year Book 2004, p. 2511. , p. 2511, at Google Books, Francesco Rausi
3. Embassy of Italy in Seoul - The Ambassador

References

• Halleck, Henry Wager. (1861). International law: or, Rules regulating the intercourse of states in peace and war New York: D. Van Nostrand. OCLC 852699
• Korean Mission to the Conference on the Limitation of Armament, Washington, D.C., 1921-1922. (1922). Korea's Appeal to the Conference on Limitation of Armament. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 12923609