PERSON: Kevin Rudd

Government of Australia

Ambassador to the United States

Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is an Australian diplomat and former politician who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and in 2013. He held office as the leader of the Labor Party from 2006 to 2010, with a brief return to the leadership in 2013. Since 2023, Rudd has served as the 23rd ambassador of Australia to the United States.

Rudd retired from parliament following the election, but he has stayed active in political discourse and academia, completing a DPhil at Jesus College, Oxford, in 2022. He has been involved in a number of international organizations, advocating for issues such as China–United States relations and Australian media diversity. He was appointed as Australia’s Ambassador to the U.S. by the Albanese government in March 2023.

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