Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday named the country's defence department chief as the next ambassador to the U.S., after Kevin Rudd said he would step down following criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, APA reports citing Reuters.
Albanese said senior civil servant Greg Moriarty, currently secretary of the Department of Defence, would replace Rudd as ambassador to Washington.
"Mr Moriarty is I think an outstanding Australian public servant," Albanese said in remarks on Australian Broadcasting Corporation television.
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