Kevin Rudd Quits as Australias Ambassador to the United States

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Rudd’s decision to leave a year early was “entirely” his own.Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd, who is also the former Australian prime minister at the Jack Morton Auditorium of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on May 26, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images1/12/2026|Updated: 1/12/2026Australia’s ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, will step down at the end of March to take up a role with the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), an international relations think tank.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Rudd’s decision to leave a year early was “entirely” his own.Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.Author’s Selected Articles