New Delhi: America’s newly appointed ambassador Eric Garcetti reached the embassy in Delhi on Friday by auto. He was warmly welcomed by the staff of the American Embassy. His video of reaching the embassy by auto is viral on social media. Eric Garcetti reached India on Tuesday itself.
As per reports, Eric Garcetti was appointed as the Ambassador to India on March 25. He is now the 25th US Ambassador to India. The post of Ambassador remained vacant for the last 2 years.
In the early week of March, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was seen travelling in an auto in New Delhi. He was here to attend the US-India Strategic Partnership meeting.
Eric Garcetti is a former mayor of Los Angeles. US President Joe Biden nominated him for the post of ambassador in India in July 2021. But, Garcetti’s nomination failed to be approved in the last two years because some lawmakers opposed his appointment, saying he failed to take action against one of his advisors, Who happened to an accused of sexual harassment.
Later in March 2023, he was appointed as the new United States (US) ambassador to India. The Upper House of the US Parliament gave consent to his name.
The post of US Ambassador to India remained vacant for the past two years. This was the first time that the post of Ambassador to India lay vacant for such a long time.
Kenneth Juster, whose tenure ended in January 2021 was the last US Ambassador to India.
Republican member Young defended the decision to vote in favour of Garcetti, saying that it is in our national security interest to immediately designate an ambassador to India to deal with China throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
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