Biden nominated Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti to be US ambassador to India

The US President Joe Biden has nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to be the US ambassador to India.

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If confirmed by the Senate, Garcetti, 50, would replace Kenneth Juster, who served as the US Ambassador to India during the Trump administration.

Eric M Garcetti has been the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles since 2013, following 12 years as a member of the City Council, including six as Council President.

He currently chairs LA Metro, the country’s second-busiest transit agency, which is building or extending 15 new transit lines, and shifting to an all-electric fleet.

Garcetti is the current Chair of C40 Cities – a network of 97 of the world’s biggest cities taking bold climate action.

Earlier, he has led the organization’s engagement and expansion in India as well as C40’s global response to the Covid pandemic through the sharing of best practices and resources.