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Lunch with Bernt: The Rise of the Asia-Pacific and the Role of Creative Middle Power Diplomacy

Address by Mr Kevin Rudd MP, Foreign Minister of Australia.

Tid og sted: 19. mai. 2011 12:00 - 13:30, Auditorium 1, Eilert Sundts hus, University of Oslo
 Mr Kevin Rudd MP, Foreign Minister of Australia. Photo: http://foreignminister.gov.au

 Mr Kevin Rudd MP, Foreign Minister of Australia. Photo: http://foreignminister.gov.au

Mr Rudd's presentation will highlight the common challenges that Norway and Australia share as contemporary middle powers with global economic and strategic interests. Asia's growth is fundamentally changing global power dynamics - and China's growing prosperity is changing the world.

Mr Rudd will argue that the Asia Pacific needs to work together if it is to assure the continuation of the region's growth and prosperity over the last 40 years. How Australia and Norway engage the Asia Pacific is an important element in meeting that challenge.

Arrangør

Frokost med Bernt: Prof. Bernt Hagtvet and PhD-fellow Anders Ravik Jupskås
Emneord: Australia, utenrikspolitikk, Internasjonal politikk, Kina
Publisert 9. mai. 2011 13:48 - Sist endret 12. mai. 2011 19:07
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About the Mr Kevin Rudd

Kevin Rudd was sworn in as Minister for Foreign Affairs on 14 September 2010.

Mr Rudd gained his Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies) degree with First Class Honours in 1981 from the Australian National University. He was then appointed to the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs as a cadet diplomat. He served in the Australian embassies in Stockholm and Beijing. From 1996 to 1998 Mr Rudd worked in business, primarily as the Senior China Consultant for KPMG Australia.

In 2006 Mr Rudd was elected Leader of the Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition and, with the ALP’s victory at the November 2007 Federal Election, he went on to serve as Australia's 26th Prime Minister until June 2010.

Mr Rudd is one of the 19 members of the United Nations Secretary-General’s High Level Panel on Global Sustainability.