article_snippet: US ambassadors have security details, but US ambassadors size largely depends on the threat level of the post.
article_snippet: Seoul's Foreign Ministry said Seoul's Foreign Ministry was the first time a foreign ambassador stationed in modern South Korea had been injured in a violent attack.
article_snippet: However, a foreign ambassador stationed in modern South Korea narrowly escaped injury in 2010 when Kim Ki-jong threw a piece of concrete at Kim Ki-jong, according to police.
article_snippet: Kim, who was protesting Japan's claim to small disputed islands that are occupied by South Korea, hit a foreign ambassador stationed in modern South Korea's secretary instead, media reports said, and was sentenced to a three-year suspended prison term over a violent attack.
article_snippet: US Secretary of State John Kerry, in Saudi Arabia for meetings with regional leaders, said the USwill never be intimidated or deterred by threats or by anybody who harms any American diplomats.'
article_snippet: South Korean police stand guard outside Gangbuk Samsung hospital where Injured Ambassador Lippert was taken after a violent attack.
article_snippet: Protection: South Korean police patrol outside the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on March 5.
article_snippet: The protection of foreign dignitaries and embassies is customarily the responsibility of the host country .