Joe Biden nominates Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as US ambassador to India
If confirmed by the Senate, 50-year-old Los Angeles Governor Eric Garcetti would replace Kenneth Juster, who served as India s Ambassador to the US during the Trump administration.
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New Delhi: US President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as his ambassador to India.
If confirmed by the Senate, Garcetti, 50, would replace Kenneth Juster, who served as India’s Ambassador to the US during the Trump administration.
Early this week, Juster was appointed as distinguished fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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New York, July 10 : US President Joe Biden has nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, his close political ally and a former Navy intelligence officer with Indo-Pacific experience, to be the ambassador to India.
US President Joe Biden has nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, his close political ally and a former Navy intelligence officer with Indo-Pacific experience, to be the ambassador to India.
The White House also announced on Friday that Biden was nominating a career diplomat, Peter Haas, as the ambassador to Bangladesh.
Both of them will have to be confirmed to their posts by the Senate.
Garceti tweeted, Should I be confirmed, I ll bring this same energy, commitment, and love for this city to my new role and will forge partnerships and connections that will help strengthen Los Angeles place on the world stage.
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New York–President Joe Biden has nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, his close political ally and a former Navy intelligence officer with Indo-Pacific experience, to be the ambassador to India.
The White House also announced on Friday that Biden was nominating a career diplomat, Peter Haas, as the ambassador to Bangladesh.
Both of them will have to be confirmed to their posts by the Senate.
Garceti tweeted, “Should I be confirmed, I’ll bring this same energy, commitment, and love for this city to my new role and will forge partnerships and connections that will help strengthen Los Angeles’ place on the world stage.”
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