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US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley greets outgoing Security Council President and Ukrainian Ambassador to the UN. Reuters/Mike Segar

Australia is reportedly bringing back all the ambassadors from across the world to help with its new foreign policy. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will have a two-day meeting with the ambassadors in Canberra.

Nation's ambassadors, high commissioners and consuls general, including 113 heads of mission will temporarily return home to help reset how the country handles its foreign, trade and development policies globally, Sydney Morning Herald reports. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is tasked to bring each one of them to the Land Down Under.

The heads of mission, excluding those whose terms will end, will come together in Canberra to meet the Australian prime minister. Bishop, Trade Minister Steven Ciobo and one representative from Labour will also be in the meeting. They will contribute to the Foreign Policy White Paper which is scheduled to be completed before the year ends.

The white paper is being developed as the country gears to reset how it steers policies on the global stage through the administration of US President Donald Trump, tensions concerning South China Sea, global terrorism and anti-trade sentiment. The latest paper was developed in 2003.

The mission heads will be sent across the nation to reportedly meet with business and industry stakeholders in both rural and regional parts of Australia. Planning for the details of the temporary recall is said to have started last year, with the final plan finalised recently.

Traditionally, Australia holds international meetings by sending Canberra-based staff to selected regional points. It’s a different practice from other nations, such as the United States, Britain, China and Germany, which usually establish annual meetings of their diplomatic corps.

The Turnbull administration considers gracing regular domestic heads-of-mission meetings. "What we're looking for is a comprehensive strategic framework so that we are able to positively shape and have some influence over our national interests and shape things for the better, rather than reacting to events once they have occurred," Bishop said, speaking about the white paper in December.

Meanwhile, Turnbull believes that the Australia and US alliance is still intact. Amid reports that Australia hit low-point in its relationship with the US, Turnbull assured that both countries will continue to work hand in hand. Earlier this year, Trump took to Twitter to comment about a planned refugee swap between the two nations, saying it was a "dumb deal."