After an almost two-year vacancy – and some reported “grumblings” about Australia’s tight pet quarantine rules – there’s now a new face heading up the US presence down under. Former Republican congressman David Brat touched down last Friday to take up the post of US ambassador to Australia.
Australia is typically seen as a desirable posting for American diplomats, with its longstanding US treaty ties, common language and enviable weather (Canberra notwithstanding).
