Act Governing the Employment of Diplomatic and Consular Personnel Stationed Overseas Article 2

Diplomatic and consular personnel stationed overseas include the following:1. Ambassadors, ministers, permanent representatives, deputy permanent representatives, counselors, deputy counselors, first secretaries, second secretaries, third secretaries2. Consuls general, vice consuls general, consuls at consulates, consuls at consulates general, vice consuls Personnel appointed to serve as ambassador, permanent representative, or deputy permanent representative based on experience and expertise required by the diplomatic mission concerned shall not be subject to the limitations stipulated in Articles 3 and 4 of this Act. However, their number, excluding politically appointed ambassadors and permanent representatives, shall not exceed 15 percent of the total number of ambassadors, permanent representatives, and deputy permanent representatives.