Washington: U.S President Joe Biden on Friday announced his intent to nominate Los Angeles (LA) Mayor Eric Garcetti to become the new US Ambassador to India. “Today, President Biden announced that I am his nominee to serve as U.S. ambassador to India. I am honored to accept his nomination to serve in this role,” Garcetti said in a statement. “I love Los Angeles and will always be an Angeleno. I want you to know that every day I am your mayor, I will continue to lead this city like it is my first day on the job, with passion, focus, and determination”, he added.

Garcetti's choice, which has long been anticipated, an ambassadorship in India would permit Garcetti to work on such issues as pandemic relief, climate change, trade, and immigration, offering him new foreign policy experience.

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. As Mayor, Garcetti oversees the busiest container port in the Western Hemisphere, the largest municipal utility in the country, and one of the busiest airports in the world.

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