Smiling Assassins: Rows and Kowtows with Kevin Rudd
By Mark Baker, 27 October 2025
The ambassador proves easy prey for hacks in the hunt for headlines.
In 2015, Kevin Rudd was appointed inaugural president of the Asia Society Policy Institute, a self-described “think–do tank” dedicated to resolving policy challenges within Asia and between Asia and the West.
The New York-based institute, founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller III, was a welcome opportunity for the former Australian prime minister.
By 2021, Rudd added the titles president and CEO of the Society to his CV.
using second-track diplomacy to assist governments and businesses in resolving policy challenges within Asia, and between Asia and the West.
Rudd attended a Friends of Australia Caucus breakfast at Blair House, Washington, with Anthony Albanese, the morning after their meeting with Donald Trump.
Author's summary: Kevin Rudd's career expansion.
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