Australia’s government backed its ambassador to Washington, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, after Donald Trump called the key diplomat “a little bit nasty.”
SYDNEY — Australia’s government backed its ambassador to Washington, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, after U.S. presidential contender Donald Trump called the key diplomat “a little bit nasty” in a broadcast interview. Australia counts the U.S. as a major strategic ally and the two are forging closer defense ties under the AUKUS pact to build nuclear submarines in Australia.
On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Penny Wong told reporters Rudd would stay as ambassador even if Trump were elected president. “Mr. Rudd is a very effective ambassador,” she said in Canberra, the Australian capital. “He is recognized across this Parliament as doing an excellent job in advancing Australia’s interests in the United States.” She pointed to Rudd’s work on the AUKUS pact, adding that he had engaged with members of the U.S. Congress on both sides of the aisle.
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