List of ambassadors of Belgium to South Korea

Belgian Ambassador to the South Korea
Arms of the Kingdom of Belgium
Incumbent Peter Lescouhier since 2018
Website	https://republicofkorea.diplomatie.belgium.be/en

The list of ambassadors of Belgium to South Korea began after diplomatic relations were established in 1901. The official title of this diplomat is "Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the Republic of Korea".

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

After the Denmark-Korea Treaty of 1902 was negotiated, ministers from Denmark could have been appointed in accordance with this treaty. However, diplomatic affairs were initially handled by the Belgian representative in Seoul.^[1]

List of heads of mission

Consuls-General

Leon Vincart, 1901^[1]

Ambassadors

1989–1990 Andre Mernier^[2]
1990 – 1991: Jean-Marie Noirfalisse
1998 – 2000: Renier Nijskens
2004: Koenraad Rouvroy^[3]
2007: Victor Wei^[4]
2008 – Pierre Clément Dubuisson^[5]
2016-2018 : Adrien Théatre
2018-2021: Peter Lescouhier
2021-present: Francois Bontemps ^[6]

Notes

^ ^a ^b 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 and Diplomatic Relations Between Korea and Belgium. Treaty of Amity and Commerce dated March 23, 1901"; Kim, Chun-gil. (2005). The History of Korea, p. 107., p. 107, at Google Books
^ Andre Mernier: European Parliament, Andrfe Mernier CV
^ Koenraad Rouvroy: Europa World Year Book 2004, p. 2511., p. 2511, at Google Books
^ Victor Wei: Kim, Se-jeong. "Wife of Belgian Ambassador Keeps Memory of 'Great'Fall in Korea," Korea Times. September 16, 2007.
^ Embassy of Belgium in Seoul, Representatives Archived 2011-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ "New Belgian ambassador takes office after predecessor's return over assault scandals". 14 September 2021.

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
Kim, Chun-gil. (2005). The History of Korea. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313332968; ISBN 9780313038532; OCLC 217866287
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

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