Kevin Rudd will step down as Australian ambassador to the US at the end of March, Anthony Albanese announced on Tuesday morning. The foreign minister, Penny Wong, praised Rudd for his work in Washington, saying it strengthened Australia’s economy and security. The former prime minister and foreign minister will leave the role a year early, on 31 March, after being appointed global president of the international relations thinktank the Asia Society. Rudd will also head the society’s Centre for China Analysis
Kevin Rudd will step down as ambassador to the US a year early
Albanese announces Kevin Rudd’s resignation as Australia’s US ambassador
