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{{Infobox official post
|post = Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, Chennai
|body =
|native_name = {{lang|ko|주 첸나이 대한민국 총영사관}} {{lang|ta|தென் கொரியத் துணைதூதரகம், சென்னை}}
|insignia = Emblem of South Korea.svg
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|insigniacaption = Emblem of South Korea
|department = Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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|incumbent = Kwon Young Seup
|incumbentsince = 2020
|style = Consul General
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|inaugural = Kyungsoo Kim
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The '''Consulate General of South Korea''' for Southern India is one of the missions of [[South Korea]] in [[India]] focusing on Korean interests in the region. It is located in [[Chennai]] and its jurisdiction includes the states of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]] and the union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. The other South Korean missions in the India is the Embassy of the Republic of Korea at [[New Delhi]] and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in [[Mumbai]], in addition to an honorary consulate office in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{cite web
| title = Korea-ROK
| publisher = Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of India
| url = http://meaprotocol.nic.in/?a1Korea?
| access-date = 9 Feb 2014}}</ref> The current consul general of the Chennai Consulate is Kwon Young Seup. He was preceded by Kim Hyung Tae, the second consul general of the Chennai Consulate.

==Location==
The office of the Consulate General of South Korea at fifth floor of Bannari Amman Towers located at 29 Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai, [[Mylapore]].

==History==
Soon after the economic liberalization by the [[Government of India|Indian government]] in the 1990s, several Korean companies started setting up their bases in and around Chennai, chiefly in the automotive and electronic sectors. By 2014, there were about 4,000 Koreans staying in and around the city and there were large firms including [[Hyundai Motors]], [[Samsung Electronics]], [[Lotte Corporation|Lotte India]] and [[Doosan Heavy Industries]], among others, functioning in the region, in addition to about 150 small and medium enterprises run by Koreans. There was an honorary consulate of South Korea functioning at 12 Khader Nawaz Khan Road, [[Nungambakkam]] before the establishment of the Consulate General. However, the growing Korean population in the region demanded a full-fledged office in South India. The Consulate General was inaugurated on 7 February 2014 by the then [[Governor of Tamil Nadu]], [[Konijeti Rosaiah]].<ref name="Hindu_GovernorOpensKoreaConsulate">{{cite news
| last = Anand
| first = N.
| title = Governor inaugurates Korean Consulate
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 7 February 2014
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/governor-inaugurates-korean-consulate/article5664841.ece
| access-date = 9 Feb 2014}}</ref> Commencement of visa processing services by the Consulate would begin on 17 February 2014, when visa applications from Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Puducherry states would be processed directly at the consulate.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Korea's Consulate General Opened in Chennai
| newspaper = The New Indian Express
| location = Chennai
| publisher = Express Publications
| date = 8 February 2014
| url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Koreas-Consulate-General-Opened-in-Chennai/2014/02/08/article2044342.ece#.UvdV-vu0bEQ
| access-date = 9 Feb 2014}}</ref>

==List of Consul Generals==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 100%" align=center
|+ Heads of the South Korean mission to Chennai
! No.!!Names !!Tenure started !!Tenure ended !! Ref
|-
|colspan=5 bgcolor=#B1D2E2 height="1px"|<center>'''Consuls General'''</center>
|-
| 1||Kyungsoo Kim || 7 February 2014||2017||
|-
| 2||Kim Hyung Tae || 2017||2020||
|-
| 3||Kwon Young Seup || 2020||Present||
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|South Korea|India}}
* [[List of diplomatic missions in Chennai]]
* [[List of diplomatic missions of South Korea]]
* [[Foreign relations of South Korea]]
* [[India–South Korea relations]]
* [[Foreign relations of India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://ind-chennai.mofa.go.kr/english/as/ind-chennai/main/index.jsp Official website of the Korean Consulate in Chennai]

{{Chennai Topics}}
{{Diplomatic missions of South Korea}}
{{Diplomatic missions in India}}
{{Foreign relations of India}}

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