Australia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd is leaving his post at the end of March, about a year ahead of his expected departure, Anthony Albanese, the country’s prime minister, announced Tuesday.
“Australia and the United States are the closest of friends and allies, and this will never change,” Albanese said. “We will continue to take forward the important work that Kevin has done, some of it is, of course, ongoing work.”
The announcement comes about two months after Trump publicly scolded Rudd during a meeting at the White House in October.
“I don’t like you either, and I probably never will,” Trump said at the time.
Rudd had previously posted negative comments about Trump on social media but deleted them after he won reelection in November 2024.
Among the deleted posts was one in which Rudd called Trump “the most destructive president in history,” according to The Guardian.