The ex Labor leader’s strengths as a former prime minister, China expert, and close ties to Anthony Albanese and top Biden officials will be in play from day one.
His style sometimes jarred the stuffy diplomatic establishment at the time. But it burnished Australia’s credentials with an unorthodox diplomatic playbook, built on tennis parties and golf tournaments.Already, there are very high expectations of Rudd, especially given the US just sent the daughter of former US president John F. Kennedy,that Rudd is about to bring a whole new level of “realism” to America’s strategy with China.
“The appointment of Kevin Rudd is a reflection of how important Canberra views this job,” Mr Edel said. In his book published last year, Rudd makes several disparaging references to Trump, calling either him or his administration “mercurial”, “episodically hard-line”, possessing a “preoccupation with low tech industries” and that his trade war “failed to dent China’s dominance.”
But here Rudd has shown some signs of consistency, having criticised former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last year“On balance, my judgment is no. Because I simply ask this question ... does it help in aggregate terms maintain Taiwan’s own security and does it help sustain the status quo of Taiwan? This visit doesn’t really help that.
Australia’s outgoing ambassador says the focus for any future ambassador will depend on what happens during their tenure.“Ambassadors to the US have custodianship of an already strong relationship and their obligation is to maintain, and where possible, improve it in response to the circumstances of the time,” Sinodinos says.
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