Biden considering naming Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as Ambassador to India
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Last Updated: May 05, 2021, 07:48 AM IST
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According to the news site Axios, which cited people close to the matter, Garcetti is one of many people being considered for the post.
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Garcetti served as co-chair of Biden s campaign and said in December that he turned down an unspecified position in the administration to remain LA s mayor.
US President Joe Biden is considering naming Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as Ambassador to India.
According to the news site Axios, which cited people close to the matter, Garcetti is one of many people being considered for the post.
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Photo: Marcus Yam/Pool/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
President Biden is considering naming Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to a high-profile ambassadorship, possibly India, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s name has surfaced again as a possible nominee for a position in the administration of President Biden, five months
after he said he had turned down a federal post.
Garcetti is one of several candidates under consideration for U.S. ambassador to India, the political news site Axios reported on Tuesday.
In December, the mayor said he had turned down an unspecified job with the Biden administration and would stay in Los Angeles to lead pandemic relief efforts. However, Garcetti hasn’t publicly ruled out leaving before his second term ends in December 2022.