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The Honorable Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of Australia, visits the NYSE.
Background:
The Australian Prime Minister is visiting the U.S. for introductory meetings with President Obama and top officials in the Obama administration. Following his U.S. visit, the Prime Minister will attend the G20 meetings in London.
The Honorable Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of Australia:
Kevin Michael Rudd was sworn in as the 26th Prime Minister of Australia on December 3, 2007. On December 4, 2006, Mr Rudd was elected as the 19th leader of the Australian Labor Party.
Mr. Rudd previously served as Chair of the Parliamentary Labor Party’s Committee on National Security & Trade, and a variety of parliamentary committees and taskforces. Following the November 2001 election, Mr Rudd was appointed Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, subsequently adding responsibilities for International Security in 2003 and Trade in 2005.
In 1998, Mr Rudd was elected to the Parliament of Australia. Prior to entering Parliament in 1998, Mr Rudd, a Mandarin speaker, worked as a diplomat, as a senior official in the Queensland Government, and as a consultant helping Australian firms to establish and build their business links in China and in Taiwan. Mr Rudd has written extensively on Chinese politics, Chinese foreign policy, Australia-Asia relations and globalization.
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