Kevin Rudd
Prime Minister of Australia
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| March 2024 | Penny Wong clarified that Kevin Rudd would remain as ambassador even if Donald Trump won the presidential election. |
| March 2024 | Former US president Donald Trump criticized Kevin Rudd, calling him 'nasty' and stating that he would be removed as US ambassador if Trump won the 2024 presidential election. |
| March 2024 | Former US president Donald Trump criticized Kevin Rudd, calling him 'nasty' and stating that he would be removed as US ambassador if Trump won the 2024 presidential election. |
| March 2024 | Penny Wong clarified that Kevin Rudd would remain as ambassador even if Donald Trump won the presidential election. |
| March 2023 | He was appointed as Australia's Ambassador to the United States by the Albanese government. |
| March 2023 | He was appointed as Australia's Ambassador to the United States by the Albanese government. |
| March 20 2023 | Kevin Rudd officially assumed his position as the Australian Ambassador to the United States. |
| March 20 2023 | Kevin Rudd officially assumed his position as the Australian Ambassador to the United States. |
| 2022 | Rudd completed a DPhil at Jesus College, Oxford. |
| 2022 | Rudd completed a DPhil at Jesus College, Oxford. |
| December 20 2022 | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong announced that Kevin Rudd would be appointed as the 23rd Ambassador of Australia to the United States, succeeding Arthur Sinodinos. |
| December 20 2022 | Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong announced that Kevin Rudd would be appointed as the 23rd Ambassador of Australia to the United States, succeeding Arthur Sinodinos. |
| 2021 | Rudd announced his next book, The Avoidable War, which focuses on the relationship between the United States and China and discusses how to prevent conflict between the two nations. |
| 2021 | Rudd announced his next book, The Avoidable War, which focuses on the relationship between the United States and China and discusses how to prevent conflict between the two nations. |
| March 2021 | Rudd published The Case for Courage as part of Monash University Publishing's In the National Interest series, addressing Rupert Murdoch's influence on the Australian media landscape and strategies for the Labor Party's future. |
| March 2021 | Rudd published The Case for Courage as part of Monash University Publishing's In the National Interest series, addressing Rupert Murdoch's influence on the Australian media landscape and strategies for the Labor Party's future. |
| February 2021 | Peta Credlin, a Sky News commentator, issued an on-air apology to Rudd as part of a confidential legal settlement regarding defamation over comments she made about him and his petition. |
| February 2021 | Peta Credlin, a Sky News commentator, issued an on-air apology to Rudd as part of a confidential legal settlement regarding defamation over comments she made about him and his petition. |
| November 9 2020 | The petition, which garnered more than 500,000 signatures, was tabled in the House of Representatives by Labor MP Andrew Leigh. |
| November 9 2020 | The petition, which garnered more than 500,000 signatures, was tabled in the House of Representatives by Labor MP Andrew Leigh. |
| October 25 2020 | Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull publicly supported Rudd's petition, tweeting that he signed it. |
| October 25 2020 | Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull publicly supported Rudd's petition, tweeting that he signed it. |
| October 10 2020 | Kevin Rudd launched a petition for a royal commission into the 'Murdoch media monopoly' and its impact on Australian democracy. |
| October 10 2020 | Kevin Rudd launched a petition for a royal commission into the 'Murdoch media monopoly' and its impact on Australian democracy. |
| 2018 | Kevin Rudd published the second volume of his autobiography, The PM Years, which covers his prime ministership, the events leading to his removal, and his subsequent return to the position in 2013. |
| 2018 | Kevin Rudd published the second volume of his autobiography, The PM Years, which covers his prime ministership, the events leading to his removal, and his subsequent return to the position in 2013. |
| 2017 | Kevin Rudd began studying for a doctorate on Xi Jinping at Jesus College, Oxford. |
| 2017 | Kevin Rudd began studying for a doctorate on Xi Jinping at Jesus College, Oxford. |
| October 2017 | In October, Kevin Rudd launched the first volume of his autobiography, Not for the Faint-hearted: A Personal Reflection on Life, Politics and Purpose, which chronicles his life until he became prime minister in 2007. |
| October 2017 | In October, Kevin Rudd launched the first volume of his autobiography, Not for the Faint-hearted: A Personal Reflection on Life, Politics and Purpose, which chronicles his life until he became prime minister in 2007. |
| 2016 | Published his book 'Not for the Faint of Heart: A Political Memoir', reflecting on his political experiences. |
| 2016 | Published his book 'Not for the Faint of Heart: A Political Memoir', reflecting on his political experiences. |
| October 21 2016 | On 21 October 2016, Rudd was awarded an honorary professorship at Peking University. |
| October 21 2016 | On 21 October 2016, Rudd was awarded an honorary professorship at Peking University. |
| July 28 2016 | Rudd asked the Australian Government to nominate him for Secretary-General of the United Nations, but Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declined the request after the Cabinet was divided on his suitability. |
| July 28 2016 | Rudd asked the Australian Government to nominate him for Secretary-General of the United Nations, but Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declined the request after the Cabinet was divided on his suitability. |
| November 5 2015 | On 5 November 2015, Kevin Rudd was appointed to chair Sanitation and Water For All, a global partnership aimed at achieving universal access to drinking water and adequate sanitation. |
| November 5 2015 | On 5 November 2015, Kevin Rudd was appointed to chair Sanitation and Water For All, a global partnership aimed at achieving universal access to drinking water and adequate sanitation. |
| 2014 | In 2014, Rudd joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies as a distinguished statesman, and was appointed a distinguished fellow at both the Paulson Institute at the University of Chicago and Chatham House in London. |
| 2014 | In early 2014, Kevin Rudd left Australia to work in the United States and was appointed a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he worked on a major research effort on the future of US-China relations. |
| 2014 | In early 2014, Kevin Rudd left Australia to work in the United States and was appointed a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he worked on a major research effort on the future of US-China relations. |
| 2014 | In 2014, Rudd joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies as a distinguished statesman, and was appointed a distinguished fellow at both the Paulson Institute at the University of Chicago and Chatham House in London. |
| October 2014 | In October 2014, Rudd became the first president of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York City. |
| October 2014 | In October 2014, Rudd became the first president of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York City. |
| September 2014 | In September 2014, Rudd was appointed Chair of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism at the International Peace Institute in Vienna, Austria. |
| September 2014 | In September 2014, Rudd was appointed Chair of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism at the International Peace Institute in Vienna, Austria. |
| February 8 2014 | A by-election was held in the electorate of Griffith to select a successor for Rudd, with Terri Butler representing the Labor Party. |
| February 8 2014 | A by-election was held in the electorate of Griffith to select a successor for Rudd, with Terri Butler representing the Labor Party. |
| January 11 2014 | Kevin Rudd campaigned with Terri Butler in a low-key appearance to support her candidacy for the Griffith by-election. |
| January 11 2014 | Kevin Rudd campaigned with Terri Butler in a low-key appearance to support her candidacy for the Griffith by-election. |
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