Former prime minister Kevin Rudd will serve as Australia’s next ambassador to the United States.

He’ll take up the post in February next year and is expected to serve in the role for at least three years.

Foreign affairs analyst David Wright-Neville says it’s a “good move” and Mr Rudd has a set of skills Washington will find “very useful” in the current geopolitical climate.

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Dr Wright-Neville says Mr Rudd’s posting will “probably open some doors” for Australia in the United States.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said today the appointment will “strengthen Australia’s diplomatic capability and its prosecution of our national interests around the globe”.

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