 In June 2014, Prime Minister Tony Abbott extended Beazley's appointment as ambassador to the United States by 12 months, until the end of 2015.In February 2016, Beazley took up the role of president of the Australian Institute of International Affairs.Between 2016 and 2018, Beazley was a Distinguished Fellow of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and a regular contributor to the institute's commentary and analysis website "The Strategist".