| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, July 23, 2012 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
Kevin Rudd served as Australia’s 26th Prime Minister between 2007-2010 and subsequently as Australia’s Foreign Minister from 2010 until 2012. As Prime Minister, Mr Rudd led Australia’s response during the Global Financial Crisis where Australia was the only major advanced economy not to go into recession. Mr Rudd is internationally recognised as one of the founders of the G20 as the premier global economic decision-making institution. As Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mr Rudd also oversaw the doubling of Australian foreign aid over five years, making Australia the seventh largest aid donor in the world. Domestically, Prime Minister Rudd in 2008 delivered the formal National Apology to Indigenous Australians as the first parliamentary act of his government. On the environment, Prime Minister Rudd ratified the Kyoto Protocol and his government introduced an Australian Mandatory Renewable Energy target of 20% by 2020. He was a co-author of the 2012 report of the United Nations Secretary General’s High Level Panel on Global Sustainability – “Resilient People, Resilient Planet”. He remains deeply engaged on the questions of Australia’s strategic and economic future in Asia, aboriginal reconciliation, the teaching of Asian languages, homelessness and organ donation.
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