Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd dodged senior US officials in an attempt to set up a meeting with then secretary of state Hillary Clinton, newly released emails reportedly show.

The emails surfaced from Mrs Clinton's State Department show her senior adviser Huma Abedin warned her about Mr Rudd's bizarre attempt to secure a bilateral meeting in December 2011.

The email, titled 'Warning', allegedly revealed Mrs Clinton's staff refused Mr Rudd's request and advised her what to do if he 'tried to grab [her],' according to the Sydney Morning Herald.

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd dodged senior US officials in an attempt to set up a meeting with then secretary of state Hillary Clinton

'If Rudd tries to grab you, want to remind you he emailed me for a bilat,' the email reportedly read.

'I told you I was working on it. Needless to say, Kurt's staff and Jeff Bleich are surprised he went around them to get to you directly without co-ordination on message/policy etc.'

It is not the first time Mr Rudd has found himself in the Democratic presidential candidate's emails, which were released after it was revealed she used a private server at her home while secretary of state.

In October, it was revealed Mr Rudd reached out to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign chairman John Podesta seeking a meeting in the US in 2015.

The timing of the first email, December 14, 2015, came just before Mr Rudd's infamous December 23 meeting with Malcolm Turnbull to discuss support for the UN secretary-general job.

Mr Rudd reached out again to Mr Podesta on February 26 seeking meetings with Mr Podesta on March 1 or March 4, according to emails leaked by WikiLeaks.