Jul 10,2021: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.
The Los Angeles mayor also chairs C40 Cities – a network of 97 biggest cities in the world taking strong action against climate change. “He has led the organisation’s engagement and expansion in India as well as C40’s global response to the Covid-19 pandemic through the sharing of best practices and resources,” the White House said.
