| Agreement Under Article IV of the Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea, Regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of Korea | |
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| Signed | July 9, 1966 (1966-07-09) |
| Location | Seoul |
| Effective | February 9, 1967 |
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| Language | English |
TheU.S.–South Korea Status of Forces Agreement (Hangul:주한 미군 지위 협정;Hanja:駐韓美軍地位協定, SOFA), formally Agreement under Article IV of theMutual Defence Treaty between the Republic of Korea and the United States, Regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of Korea, is an agreement between South Korea and the U.S. approved and enacted in 1967[1] and revised in 1991 and 2001. It is astatus of forces agreement that covers the regulation and treatment ofUnited States Forces in South Korea.[2] For example, the SOFA agreement limits how Korean police can intervene in affairs regarding American personnel.[3] Lt. GeneralJan-Marc Jouas is the U.S. representative to the joint committee on the Status of Forces Agreement.[attribution needed]
The U.S.–South Korea Status of Forces Agreement is often a focal point for political disputes regarding US presence in South Korea.[according to whom?] The agreement's promotion of U.S. military presence in South Korea has served as a catalyst for many base expansion protests such as theDaechuri Protests which was a 2005/6 protest against the expansion of U.S. military baseCamp Humphreys.
The cost of maintaining U.S. troops in South Korea is borne by both countries. The costs borne by South Korea are negotiated through multiyear Special Measures Agreements signed by both countries.[2]
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