@silverfaun wrote:Kevin Rudd saves the world, Kevin averts war between Russia and Ukraine
Oh no!! no more please..... Kevin as Sec Gen of the UN? that would be like putting Hitler in Charge of the UNHCR.
Is there no end to this psycho's oddessy to aggrandize himself? no end to the revelations of just what depths he plumbed in his lies to Australians?? Prob not 😞
Life after politics: Kevin Rudd continues his jetsetting ways
Not even a resounding election defeat could clip the wings of Kevin 747.
In his first three months out of office, former prime minister Kevin Rudd went on a jet lag-inducing odyssey of eight foreign capitals, spending 60 days outside Australia.
The Mandarin speaker met Chinese officials and delivered speeches in Beijing on four separate week-long trips in September, October and November.
He has flown to New York and London three times, Paris twice and had engagements in Washington DC, Bahrain, Zurich and Toronto.
On every trip Mr Rudd has requested assistance from Australian consular staff to arrange VIP airport transfers and transport to meetings. In a few cases he didn't request transport to all the meeings he had scheduled.
Department of Foreign Affairs documents show Mr Rudd only spent a significant amount of time in Australia during a three-week period in which he quit Parliament, citing the strains on family for his exit from politics.
Seven days after his tearful final speech he boarded a plane with an itinerary for November 21 to December 11 that read: New York, Canada, Boston, London, New York, London, New York, Washington.
In London, he requested a driver and car for the duration of his time in Britain but DFAT records the ''London post'' as having been unable to provide a car. In New York, the embassy made available a staff member as an ''airport facilitator'' and a car and driver.
By comparison, former prime minister Julia Gillard took two overseas trips during the same post-election period. On both occasions she requested and received airport facilitation and received transport during a two-day trip to Bali.
Meanwhile Bob Carr this week responded to a Senate estimates hearing request for details of his side visits during his time as foreign minister.
On Thursday, Mr Carr said the questions were a calculated stunt by a new government that was out of its depth on the world stage.
''Instead of attacking their predecessor, Julie Bishop and her office should spend their energy mastering their brief and fixing relations with Indonesia and China,'' he said.
A spokeswoman for Foreign Minister Ms Bishop declined to respond.
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HA-HAAA that's rich! Twice-failed PM of Australia couldn't even get his own party into order and now seeks advisory position in the Ukraine crisis!
Without seeking to hi-jack your thread, Faun, may I post another link?:
Kevin Rudd zips to Russia as war beckons
KEVIN Rudd has always said he’s “here to help” — and now he’s flown to Russia as the threat of war continues to raise tensions with Ukraine.
Australia’s former prime minister has arrived in Moscow with plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top advisers, according to reports.
It is understood that diplomats suspect he may be trying to “deal himself” into the crisis as a self-appointed special envoy.
I suppose he needs a second job to keep himself in travelling expenses 
lol 
we can only hope.
His "look at me" personality is making him a laughing stock worldwide. Does he think no body can read? nobody know his mammoth failure at politics in a western country?
Away with you Mr Rudd, do us all a favour.
