former mayor of los angelesjassiEric Garcetti was confirmed by a divided Senate on the 15th (Wednesday) as the next US ambassadorIndiamessanger. The vote, 52–42, gave the administration a long-awaited victory, filling one of the highest-profile diplomatic positions in the United States.
Garcetti’s prospects are unclear ahead of the Senate session vote. He is a progressive Democrat who was first voted for by President Bidento nominateHolds important diplomatic posts. With the defection of many Democrats, his fate hinges on the cross-party support of a handful of Republican lawmakers.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said: “I met with him in person. He clearly has tremendous expertise on India. And India hasn’t had an ambassador for two years, which is a long time. So I’m support.” ,
Sen. Todd Young, the Republican of Indiana who voted for Garcetti on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he would vote for it in the full session.
In early July 2021, Garcetti was first nominated by President Joe Biden, but the confirmation process was fraught with controversy. Rick Jacobs, a friend and one-time close advisor to the former mayor, was sued for regularly harassing a police bodyguard who was mayor at the time, and Garcetti was questioned and told to ignore or laugh off the complaints. was boycotted by the opposition.
But on the 8th of this month, the Foreign Affairs Committee of the federal Senate voted to approve the nomination of Eric Garcetti as the US Ambassador to India, and then presented it to the full session of the Senate for a vote.
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