Eric Garcetti is officially the U.S. ambassador to India.
The former L.A. mayor and newly minted ambassador was sworn in on Friday by Vice President Kamala Harris, a fellow Californian. The ceremony capped Garcetti’s dramatic, nearly two-year fight to fill one of Washington’s most critical diplomatic posts.
President Biden, a close political ally of the mayor, first nominated Garcetti in July 2021. Garcetti cleared his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in late 2021 by an unanimous vote, but his pathway was soon blocked by allegations against his former aide, Rick Jacobs. Garcetti has denied any knowledge of the allegations.After nearly two years in limbo, former L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti was confirmed on Wednesday as the next U.S. ambassador to India.
“I checked in with him to make sure he still wanted me,” Garcetti told the Times after he was confirmed in the Senate. “I can tell you, unequivocally, he said, ‘Eric, I’m still 100% behind you.’”
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