Eric Garcetti becomes US Ambassador to India

Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has been appointed as the new US Ambassador to India. The US Senate (Upper House of Parliament) has stamped his name. In fact, the post of US Ambassador to India was lying vacant for the last two years. This is the first time that this post remained vacant for such a long time.
Prior to this, Kenneth Juster was the last US ambassador to India, who was recalled by the US government in January 2021. After this, US President Joe Biden nominated Garcetti.
After the nomination was approved, Eric Garcetti said that this important position had been vacant for a long time and needed to be filled. I am very happy with this result of the Senate. Garcetti said that I am grateful to President Joe Biden and the White House and am ready and eager to begin my service in this position.
US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster resigned from his post in January 2021. After this, President Biden announced the appointment of Eric Garcetti as the US Ambassador to India. However, the US Parliament could not vote on his nomination in the Senate, because the ruling Democratic Party did not have enough support in the Parliament.
Eric Garcetti was born on February 4, 1971, in Los Angeles. He has been the mayor of Los Angeles twice. Prior to mayor, he was also the President of the Los Angeles City Council from 2006 to 2012. Garcetti is considered close to Biden. He helped a lot in Biden's election campaign during the presidential election.
Garcetti was nominated last year as well but did not take action against his office staff who sexually assaulted him while he was Los Angeles mayor. Due to this, he was not appointed as ambassador.
A report presented in the Senate in May 2022 said - Garcetti knew that his chief of staff Rick Jacobs had sexually harassed a Los Angeles police officer. Despite this, Garcetti did not take action against Jacobs.
America did not have a permanent ambassador in India for 2 years. Experts said that the absence of a permanent ambassador in an important country like India could affect the relationship between the two countries. The ambassador has an understanding of the local perspective on important issues, which helps in finding solutions to disputes between the two countries.
He said that due to the lack of ambassadors between the two countries, there are problems in business. This is the reason why there are obstacles to the progress of the policy. In October 2022, the US-appointed A Elizabeth Jones as the temporary in-charge of the Indian Embassy. In the absence of a permanent ambassador, this period has been one of the most tumultuous in US-India relations.
Garcetti is the co-founder of Climate Mayors. The objective of this organization is to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. All the mayors of America are its members. Garcetti inspired 400 mayors to ratify the Paris Climate Agreement. He is also the chairman of C40 Cities. It is a network of 97 of the world's largest cities that take strong steps against climate change. Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Jaipur and Kolkata are also connected to this institution.