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Korea's Diplomatic Language Gap | South Korea News
South Korea’s diplomatic corps is facing a serious language gap—50 out of 140 missions abroad have zero staff fluent in the local language, especially alarming in critical regions like the Middle East, where embassies in Iran, Israel, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar rely on English and other languages despite high geopolitical stakes. The situation extends to Asia and Europe too, with missions in Cambodia, the Philippines, Greece, Norway, Denmark, and the Czech Republic lacking native speakers, putting Korean citizens at risk and undermining nuanced diplomacy in volatile environments. It’s time…
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