Eric Garcetti, the new US ambassador to India.
Eric Garcetti, the new US ambassador to India.
US Ambassador in India:Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has been appointed as the new US Ambassador to India. The US Parliament has also stamped his name. The post of US Ambassador to India was lying vacant for the last two years. Finally, after a long time, the name of the US Ambassador to India has been confirmed. The last US ambassador to India before Eric Garcetti was Kenneth Juster. His tenure ended in January 2021 itself. Since then the post was lying vacant. This is happening for the first time that the post of US ambassador was vacant for such a long time.
Permanent ambassador in India in the interest of America
Republican Congressman Young defended the decision to vote for Garcetti. The MP said that the appointment of the US Ambassador to India to deal with China and work with the US in the entire Indo-Pacific region is in the interest of national security. Though, he does not have the relevant experience, but still he can handle this responsibility successfully. The US State Department, on the other hand, thanked the Senate committee for approving Garcetti’s nomination as US ambassador. The State Department said that India is a very important country for America, in such a situation it is in the interest of America to have a permanent ambassador there.
Who is Eric Garcetti
Please tell that Eric Garcetti has been the former mayor of Los Angeles. US President Joe Biden nominated him for the post of ambassador in July 2021. Garcetti’s appointment was opposed by some US lawmakers during Biden’s tenure. Lawmakers said Garcetti had failed to deal with sexual harassment allegations against his senior adviser during his time as mayor.
