The Honorable Kevin Rudd joins Asia Society NY as inaugural President of the Asia Society Policy Institute
Asia Society is pleased to welcome to our New York office the inaugural President of the Asia Society Policy Institute and former Prime Minister of Australia, The Honorable Kevin Rudd. Mr. Rudd, who joins us at our headquarters today, will be leading the work of the Institute, designed to bring Asia to the forefront of global policymaking, advancing innovative thinking on major issues from Asian and American perspectives alike.
“It is our great honor and delight to formally welcome The Honorable Kevin Rudd as the founding President of the Asia Society Policy Institute today at Asia Society,” said Asia Society President and CEO Josette Sheeran. “As a former Prime Minister of Australia, a former Foreign Minister, and a Mandarin-speaking China expert, he launches the Institute with a truly global perspective. In my work with him when I served in the U.S. government and in the United Nations, I learned he is a deeply strategic and committed global leader with great compassion, and that he holds a true appreciation for the profound challenges and opportunities presented by Asia's economic, cultural and political rise in the world.”
Mr. Rudd will discuss the future of Asia, China, and the world at a special program on Tuesday, February 17, at 6:00 p.m. Find out more about the event and register here. Read the press release announcing his appointment here.