약력
케빈 러드는 호주 26대 총리(2007-2010, 2013)와 외무장관 (2010-2012)를 지냈다. 국제 금융위기 속에서 주요 선진국 중 유일하게 경제 불황에 빠지지 않도록 호주를 이끌었으며, G20의 설립을 도왔다. 2015년 1월에는 뉴욕에 위치한 아시아소사이어티 정책연구소의 초대 소장이 되었으며, 2015-16년에는 다자주의 독립위원회 대표로 유엔 체제에 대한 검토를 이끌었다. 현재 그는 국제평화연구소 대표이사와, ‘모두를 위한 물과 위생(Sanitation and Water for All)’의 대표를 역임 중이며, 최근 IMF 총재의 새로운 외부자문위원으로 임명되었다. 또한 그는 하버드대학 케네디스쿨의 선임 연구원, 런던 채텀하우스의 명예 연구원, 워싱턴 D.C.에 위치한 전략국제문제연구소의 명예 정치가로 활동하고 있다. 케빈 러드는 표준 중국어를 유창히 구사하며 원주민과의 화해를 위해 힘쓰고 있다.
The Honourable Kevin Rudd AC served as Australia’s 26th Prime Minister (2007-2010, 2013) and as Foreign Minister (2010-2012). He led Australia’s response during the Global Financial Crisis—the only major developed economy not to go into recession—and helped found the G20. Mr. Rudd joined the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York as its inaugural President in January 2015. In 2015-16, Mr. Rudd led a review of the UN system as chair of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism. He is Chair of the Board of the International Peace Institute, Chair of Sanitation and Water for All, and was recently appointed to the IMF Managing Director’s new External Advisory Group. He is a Senior Fellow with Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, a Distinguished Fellow at Chatham House in London and a Distinguished Statesman with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC. Mr. Rudd is proficient in Mandarin Chinese. He also remains actively engaged in indigenous reconciliation.
The Honourable Kevin Rudd AC served as Australia’s 26th Prime Minister (2007-2010, 2013) and as Foreign Minister (2010-2012). He led Australia’s response during the Global Financial Crisis—the only major developed economy not to go into recession—and helped found the G20. Mr. Rudd joined the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York as its inaugural President in January 2015. In 2015-16, Mr. Rudd led a review of the UN system as chair of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism. He is Chair of the Board of the International Peace Institute, Chair of Sanitation and Water for All, and was recently appointed to the IMF Managing Director’s new External Advisory Group. He is a Senior Fellow with Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, a Distinguished Fellow at Chatham House in London and a Distinguished Statesman with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC. Mr. Rudd is proficient in Mandarin Chinese. He also remains actively engaged in indigenous reconciliation.
