Smiling Assassins: Kevin Rudd
By Mark Baker, 27 October 2025.
Author's summary: Kevin Rudd's diplomatic endeavors.
The ambassador proves easy prey for hacks in the hunt for headlines. In 2015, Kevin Rudd was appointed inaugural president of the Asia Society Policy Institute, a self-described "think-do tank" dedicated to resolving policy challenges within Asia and between Asia and the West.
The New York-based institute, founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller III, was a welcome opportunity for the former Australian prime minister. By 2021, Rudd would add the titles president and CEO of the Society itself to his CV.
using second-track diplomacy to assist governments and businesses in resolving policy challenges within Asia, and between Asia and the West.
- Asia Society Policy Institute: a "think-do tank" for resolving policy challenges in Asia and between Asia and the West.
- Founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller III.
- Kevin Rudd: inaugural president (2015) and president and CEO of the Asia Society (2021).
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