The move comes as the White House begins re-nominating candidates who were not confirmed in the last Congress
Washington: US President Joe Biden has re-nominated Eric Garcetti as his envoy to India, with the White House exuding confidence that the former Mayor of Los Angeles would be confirmed by the Senate this time, a PTI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says
Garcetti, 51, is a close aide of President Biden. He has been Mayor of Los Angeles since 2013.
“Eric M Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of India,” the White House said after sending the nomination to the Senate.
The United States has not had a full-time envoy in India since since early 2021 when the previous US envoy Kenneth I Juster completed his tenure.
The move came as the White House began re-nominating candidates who were not confirmed in the last Congress.
“As Secretary (of State, Antony) Blinken said very recently, our relationship with India is crucial and it’s consequential, so we see this as a very important nomination,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Tuesday, January 3, at her daily news conference.
President Biden had nominated Garcetti as his Ambassador to India in July 2021,
His nomination was initially blocked by Republican Senator Chuck Grassley because of allegations of inappropriate behaviour by one of his senior staffers.
Though the hold on his nomination had been lifted, he could not be confirmed by the last Congress.
The United States has not had a full-time envoy in India since since early 2021 when the previous US envoy Kenneth I Juster completed his tenure.
Following the US mid-term elections that has strengthened Biden’s Democratic Party in the US Congress, Biden has now renominated Garcetti. The White House has exuded confidence that the former Mayor of Los Angeles would be confirmed by the Senate this time.
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