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PM appoints Greg Moriarty as next ambassador to the United States

Anthony Albanese announces Greg Moriarty to the appointment. (ABC News: Ian Cutmore)

Defence department boss Greg Moriarty will be the next Australian ambassador to the US, replacing outgoing ambassador Kevin Rudd.

Mr Moriarty has served as the Defence secretary for nearly a decade, and was previously chief of staff to then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

The secretary has also held senior roles in counter terrorism and has served as the ambassador to Indonesia and Iran.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced his recommendation of Mr Moriarty while speaking on ABC Insiders.

"I know Mr Moriarty very well, and I have been impressed by the dignified way in which he handles himself," Mr Albanese said.

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The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has revealed that veteran public servant and former chief of staff to Malcolm Turnbull, Greg Moriarty, will be recommended to the governor general to be Australia’s ambassador to the US, replacing the outgoing ambassador, Kevin Rudd.

He is I think an outstanding Australian public servant. He served as an ambassador to Iran and to Indonesia. He’s played a role in Papua New Guinea as well. He was the first, appointed the first counter-terrorism tsar if you look in 2015. He’s been a former chief of staff to a Liberal prime minister. He has served both Labor and Coalition governments and he’s been of the secretary of the Department of Defence and the Aukus deal is central to our relationship with the US. And he’s in a very strong position to be on top of all of that detail.

Defence secretary, former Turnbull aide to become next Australian ambassador to US

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Defence department secretary Greg Moriarty will become the next Australian ambassador to the United States, replacing outgoing ambassador Kevin Rudd in the key diplomatic posting.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Moriarty’s appointment on Sunday morning, describing him as a dignified and “outstanding Australian public servant”.

Speculation about the next ambassador has been rife since Rudd this month made a surprise decision to step down from the prestigious role a year ahead of schedule. In recent years, the plum diplomatic postings to the United States and United Kingdom have usually been handed to former politicians from the party in power as opposed to career diplomats or former bureaucrats.

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