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Australia appoints defence dept chief to replace Kevin Rudd as US ambassador
The Straits Times
|January 26, 2026
SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Jan 25 named the country’s Defence Department chief as the next ambassador to the US, after Mr Kevin Rudd said he would step down following criticism from US President Donald Trump.
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Mr Albanese said senior civil servant Greg Moriarty, currently secretary of the Department of Defence, would replace Mr Rudd as ambassador to Washington.
“Mr Moriarty is, I think, an outstanding Australian public servant,” Mr Albanese said in remarks on Australian Broadcasting Corporation television.
Mr Moriarty is a career diplomat and has been ambassador for Australia in Iran and Indonesia.
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