VIA EDGAR
December 19, 2016
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
U.S.A.
| Re: | The Republic of Korea |
Registration Statement Under Schedule B
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission File No. 333-214726
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Republic of Korea (the “Republic”) hereby requests that the effectiveness of the Republic’s Registration Statement under Schedule B of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (File No. 333-214726), as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2016 and as amended by Amendment No. 1 on December 13, 2016, be accelerated so that it shall become effective at 3:00 P.M. on December 21, 2016, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
| Very truly yours, | ||
| THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA | ||
| By: | IL HO YOO | |
| Minister of Strategy and Finance | ||
| By: | /s/ KUNIL HWANG | |
| KUNIL HWANG | ||
| (Attorney-in-fact) | ||
