Good point Oxy There has been lot's of nest-feathering prior to...

Good point Oxy

There has been lot's of nest-feathering prior to his expected springboard to UN Pres nomination. He has been a very busy boy.

From: http://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/kevin-rudd

- Mr. Rudd joined the Asia Society Policy Institute as its inaugural President in January 2015.
[ASPI is a “think-do tank” dedicated to using second-track diplomacy to assist governments and businesses in resolving policy challenges within Asia, and between Asia and the West]
- he is Chair of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism where he is leading a review of the UN system over the 2015-16 period.
- In 2014, Mr. Rudd was a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School where he completed a major policy paper U.S.-China 21: The Future of U.S.-China Relations Under Xi Jinping.
- a Distinguished Fellow at Chatham House in London;
- a Distinguished Statesman with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington;
- a Distinguished Fellow at the Paulson Institute in Chicago.
- a member of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization’s Group of Eminent Persons.
- a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing;,
- co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s China Council.
- Mr. Rudd in his private capacity has established the Australian National Apology Foundation to continue to promote reconciliation and closing the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.
- established the Asia Pacific Community Foundation to promote the cause of regional economic, security, and environmental collaboration across the region.


What a statesmanperson!