I share Korean diplomatic datasets and tools to analyze the data in kdiplo package. Currently, the only function here is iso3c_kr() which allows you to convert Korean-language country names to ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes. I will add more functions and datasets in the future.
Let me know if there are additional Korean-language country names out there that are not included in the dataset. I will add them to the dataset.
Datasets
| Dataset | Contents | Status | Uploaded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korean presidents’ high-level diplomatic visits | Korean presidents’ bilateral, multilateral, and informal diplomatic visits between 1948 and 2023, details about the visits including dates, reasons, type of visit etc. | Complete | Coming soon |
| Inward high-level diplomatic visits | Foreign leaders’ bilateral, multilateral, and informal diplomatic visits to Korea between 2000 and 2023, details about the visits including dates, the visitor’s office and status at home etc. | Complete | Coming soon |
| Other Korean high-level diplomatic visits | Korean prime ministers and foreign ministers’ bilateral, multilateral, and informal diplomatic visits between 2000 and 2023 | Complete | Coming soon |
| Diplomatic ties | The status of South and North Korea’s diplomatic ties with other countries in panel data format | Complete | Coming soon |
| Korean diplomatic missions abroad | Korean diplomatic missions’ (embassies and consulates) geolocations | Complete | Coming soon |
| Overseas Koreans | The numbers of overseas Koreans’ populations in other countries in panel data format | Complete | Coming soon |
| Trade | Korea’s export to and import from respective countries in panel data format | Complete | Uploaded |
| Foreign aid | Korea’s foreign aid to respective countries in panel data format | Complete | Coming soon |
| Korean presidents’ diplomatic speeches | Korean presidents’ speeches in diplomatic meetings in original language of the speech, official translations (if there is any), and make AI translation options based on user inquiry | Pending funding | Unavailable |
| News coverage about Korea | News coverage about Korea in the United States before, during, and after diplomatic visits | Pending funding | Unavailable |
| Diplomatic white papers text | Korean diplomatic white papers as searchable text corpus | Pending funding | Unavailable |
Installation
You can install the kdiplo package from GitHub with:
devtools::install_github("kjayhan/kdiplo")