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WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is expected to announce he is nominating former senior State Department official Nicholas Burns to serve as his ambassador to China and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be his ambassador to India, according to a person familiar with the matter.
With the selections, Biden is turning to a seasoned diplomat and a longtime political ally to serve in two of the country’s highest-profile diplomatic postings.
It was not clear when either nomination would be announced, according to the person familiar with the matter, who was not authorized to publicly comment on the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity. The White House declined to comment on either Burns or Garcetti and noted that no one is final until they’re announced.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti could be next US envoy to India
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A member of the Democratic Party, Garcetti was first elected in the 2013 election, and re-elected in 2017. He was elected as the youngest mayor in over 100 years, having been 42 at the time of his inauguration.
Agencies He was elected as the youngest mayor in over 100 years, having been 42 at the time of his inauguration.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who was once tipped to be in President Joe Biden’s cabinet, could be the next US ambassador to India, ET has learnt.
A member of the Democratic Party, Garcetti was first elected in the 2013 election, and re-elected in 2017. He was elected as the youngest mayor in over 100 years, having been 42 at the time of his inauguration.
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