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Biden taps LA Mayor Garcetti as ambassador to India
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10/07/2021 - 02:15 Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, seen speaking to media in April 2021, has been tapped as US ambassador to India Patrick T. FALLON AFP/File 4 min
Washington (AFP)
President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, an ambitious star in his Democratic Party, to be ambassador to India, with which the United States has an increasingly close relationship.
Garcetti, who has led country s second-largest city since 2013 with a focus on improving transportation and sustainability, declined to run for president last year but has been widely seen as seeking to burnish his credentials with a new job.
Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti tapped by Biden to be ambassador to India Michael Ruiz
President Biden is looking to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be the next U.S. ambassador to India.
The White House had been rumored to be planning the move since May, but officially announced it Friday, touting Garcetti’s eight years as LA mayor, 12 years on city council and 12 years as a Navy Reserve intelligence officer. I am honored to accept his nomination to serve in this role, Garcetti tweeted in response.
In addition to his time in LA politics, Garcetti had also co-chaired Biden’s 2020 presidential campaign, even arguing in a Fox News op-ed last summer that then-candidate Biden was uniquely qualified to lead the U.S. out of the coronavirus pandemic.
White House Selects LA Mayor Eric Garcetti to Be Ambassador to India
Mayor Eric Garcetti has been at the helm of the city of Los Angeles during a homeless crisis, countless wildfires and civil unrest, in addition to lobbying the international community for a shot at hosting the Summer Olympics.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at the 2018 California Democrats State Convention in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)
LOS ANGELES (CN) - The White House announced Friday that Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has been tapped to serve as ambassador to India. First elected mayor in 2013, Garcetti, 50, would be one of the first mayors in LA to leave office during his term in the last century.