Kevin Rudd will step down as ambassador to the US a year early

Anthony Albanese thanks former Labor PM, who will step down in March, for his service to Australia

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Kevin Rudd will step down as Australian ambassador to the US at the end of March, Anthony Albanese announced on Tuesday.

The former prime minister and foreign affairs minister will leave the role a year early, on 31 March, after being appointed global president of the Asia Society thinktank. Rudd will also head the society’s Center for China Analysis.

Kevin Rudd will step down as ambassador to the US a year early

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