Kevin Rudd will be ‘well received in Washington’ as Australia’s ambassador to the US, experts say

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Experts have predicted Kevin Rudd will be well received by Washington and highly active in policy circles" as Australia's ambassador to the US, though the nomination has triggered criticism from some Coalition MPs.

Andrew Wallace, a Liberal party MP, said the appointment could go down in history as a foreign policy disaster for Australia with its most important ally" if Donald Trump wins the 2024 election, as Rudd called him the most destructive president in history".

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