US President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the US Ambassador to India. He also said that he was honored to have been nominated to the post and would continue to work in the new role with the same energy, commitment and dedication. If the Senate confirms his nomination, Garcetti will replace Kenneth Juster, who was the US ambassador to India during former President Donald Trump's tenure. Garcetti has been the mayor of Los Angeles since 2013. He also served as an intelligence officer in the US Navy Reserve Component for 12 years.
The post of US Ambassador to India has been vacant since January 20. In the absence of a full-time ambassador, Daniel Smith visited India to serve as Charge d'Affaires, ad interim. the interim ambassador to the US. Last March, Biden presented with a list of names of potential ambassadors.
Eric, 50, served as co-chairman of Biden's campaign during the presidential election in November last year. He is currently serving as Mayor of the city of Los Angeles since 2013, being a member of the ruling Democratic Party. He is the first elected Jewish mayor of the city. Previously, it was discussed that Eric could be inducted into the cabinet.
The White House is still finishing the vetting process for potential ambassadors, which included Garcetti, following which, Biden is likely to formally send more than a dozen names to the Senate to begin the confirmation process for his first batch of political ambassadors, which also include appointments for France, Italy and Canada.
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