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 Kevin Rudd
 26th Prime Minister of Australia
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About Kevin
Born and raised in country Queensland, Kevin Rudd became Australia’s 26th Prime Minister in 2007 after leading the Australian Labor Party into government after more than eleven years in opposition.
Kevin served as Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010, and again in 2013. He was also Australia’s Foreign Minister between 2010 and 2012.
A global authority on China, the Australian Government announced in December 2022 that he would be appointed Australia’s Ambassador to the United States in Washington DC.
Kevin recently celebrated 40 years of marriage to his wife, Thérèse Rein, with whom he has three children and three grandchildren.
Books
The dangers of a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Xi Jinping’s China
Der vermeidbare Krieg: Die Gefahr eines katastrophalen Konflikts zwischen den Vereinigten Staaten und Xi Jinpings China
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Other work
Kevin is founder and co-chair of the National Apology Foundation, which exists to advance the aims of the parliament’s Apology to Indigenous Australians and the Closing the Gap program.
He also holds honorary positions with institutions in Australia, the United States and Europe. Find more here
Latest media
Australian Ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd, tells David Speers about the diplomatic efforts involved in securing the release of Julian Assange.
Kevin Rudd spoke with Salem Radio’s Hugh Hewitt about deterring war in Asia
Kevin Rudd participated in a panel discussion at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Full text: The United States, China and Taiwan and the Role of Deterrence in Scenarios Short of War
The West must strongly deter — without foreclosing a future reconciliation between Taipei and Beijing.
Kevin Rudd cautioned in a speech that the global consequences of a war over Taiwan would be as great as the impact of the Second World War, making the world "a radically different place".
Kevin Rudd spoke at the University of Glasgow on the conferring of an honorary doctorate.
Kevin Rudd appeared on the Hay Festival panel ‘Australia and China: Maverick or Model?’
Kevin Rudd spoke to CNA during the Milken Institute’s Global Conference in Los Angeles.