Kevin Rudd should learn from Australia's past foreign leader spats in his 'risky' tenure as Ambassador to the US - our relationship is too critical to squander
On cue, Trump responded that Rudd wouldn’t last long as ambassador if Trump were elected in November this year.Since the position was established in 1940 with Robert Menzies’s appointment of former Treasurer Richard Casey as Minister to Washington, our ambassadors to the US have been experienced government figures from politics, diplomacy, and the judiciary.
But his commentary and criticism of former US President Donald Trump, that he is “nuts”, that support for him among Republicans is a “scary thing”, that “we need action by both the Senate and house leadership to rein him in”, will make the outcome of the November presidential election tricky for Rudd.
When considering his position, Rudd should look back at Australia’s own history when it comes to relations with the US.
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