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South Korea’s president receives credentials from eight new ambassadors
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is scheduled to meet eight newly appointed resident ambassadors on October 12 in Seoul.
The diplomats represent Iran, Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan, Honduras, Slovenia, Norway, Senegal and Lithuania.
They will present credentials, the formal documents that confirm their role as ambassadors.
The ceremony is the sixth such event since the current government took office.
It marks the ambassadors’ formal introduction to the president.
No further steps after the ceremony were announced.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung was scheduled to receive credentials from eight new resident ambassadors on October 12.
The ceremony was due to take place at the Blue House in Seoul.
The ambassadors represent Iran, Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan, Honduras, Slovenia, Norway, Senegal and Lithuania.
The ceremony would be the sixth credentials presentation since the current government took office.
- Who
- President Lee Jae-myung and eight new resident ambassadors to South Korea.
- What
- The ambassadors were scheduled to present their credentials to the president.
- When
- October 12, 2026, in the afternoon.
- Where
- The Blue House in Seoul.
- Why
- The ambassadors were presenting their credentials.
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- Ambassadors
- 8
- Countries
- Iran, Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan, Honduras, Slovenia, Norway, Senegal and Lithuania
- Venue
- Blue House, Seoul
- Ceremony count
- Sixth credentials presentation since the current government took office
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