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Kevin Rudd Resigns as US Ambassador, Eyes Asia Society Role

1/13/2026

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Kevin Rudd will resign as Australia's ambassador to the United States at end of March, a year early.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the decision and credited Rudd with strengthening US-Australia relations and the AUKUS pact.
Rudd will lead the Asia Society and its Center for China Analysis, focusing on US-China relations.
Possible successors include former Labor ministers Joel Fitzgibbon and Stephen Conroy, with Scott Morrison described as an outlier.

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Kevin Rudd will resign as Australia's ambassador to the United States at end of March, a year early.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the decision and credited Rudd with strengthening US-Australia relations and the AUKUS pact.
Rudd will lead the Asia Society and its Center for China Analysis, focusing on US-China relations.
Possible successors include former Labor ministers Joel Fitzgibbon and Stephen Conroy, with Scott Morrison described as an outlier.