United States President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti the country’s ambassador to India, the White House said. A close ally of Biden, he was the co-chair of his inaugural committee.
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.
He is also the co-founder of an association called Climate Mayor, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Garcetti led more than 400 mayors in the US to adopt the Paris Climate agreement.
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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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