Former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti appointed U.S. ambassador to India
Former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti appointed U.S. ambassador to India
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Former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti appointed U.S. ambassador to India
The US government has appointed former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti as the new ambassador to India, two years after his name was first announced for the role.
The process was dogged by allegations that Garcetti wilfully ignored complaints of sexual misconduct against a top aide, Rick Jacobs. When his nomination had seemingly lost momentum, he reportedly spent 'considerable sums of money' on lobbyists.
As former L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti prepares to move India as U.S. ambassador, the allegations involving an aide that held up his nomination remain unresolved, with a trial scheduled later this year.
Being mayor of L.A. has been a dead-end job for decades. By finally snagging himself a plum political appointment, Garcetti has bucked history.