New Delhi: Nearly two years after the President nominated him as Ambassador to India Joe Biden, Eric Garcetti arrived in India on Tuesday to take charge as the chief of the US mission in New Delhi.
“Greetings, Ambassador Designate Eric Garcetti. We are thrilled to welcome you to Incredible India and look forward to working with you to build an even stronger relationship between our two great nations. University.
The former Los Angeles mayor’s appointment was delayed by a legal battle over allegations he falsified paperwork on sexual assault allegations against an aide. Garcetti’s appointment was last confirmed by the Senate in a bipartisan vote last month, 20 months after he was nominated.
The youngest mayor in LA’s history, Garcetti’s arrival comes at a time when both sides grapple with issues related to Russia’s actions in Ukraine and Biden’s potential for the G20 summit in September in his first term as president. even before the trip.
While the focus has shifted to Ukraine in recent times, cooperation in the Indo-Pacific remains a top priority for both countries, not least because of China’s growing assertiveness.
In a sign of the importance attached to this cooperation, India hosted a meeting of the Quad Foreign Ministers – the first on Indian soil – the morning after the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting and while the Russian Foreign Minister sergei lavrov Still in Delhi.
While an official announcement is still awaited, PM Modi is also likely to visit the US in June, which will be his first state visit to the country.
As mayor, Garcetti was elected by his global peers to serve as chairman of the C40 Cities – a network of the world’s 97 largest cities taking bold climate action. at COP26 GlasgowHe represented the world’s urban leaders who are meeting the Cities Race to Zero Pledge, the commitment of more than 1,000 global cities to implement net-zero carbon futures.
“Greetings, Ambassador Designate Eric Garcetti. We are thrilled to welcome you to Incredible India and look forward to working with you to build an even stronger relationship between our two great nations. University.
The former Los Angeles mayor’s appointment was delayed by a legal battle over allegations he falsified paperwork on sexual assault allegations against an aide. Garcetti’s appointment was last confirmed by the Senate in a bipartisan vote last month, 20 months after he was nominated.
The youngest mayor in LA’s history, Garcetti’s arrival comes at a time when both sides grapple with issues related to Russia’s actions in Ukraine and Biden’s potential for the G20 summit in September in his first term as president. even before the trip.
While the focus has shifted to Ukraine in recent times, cooperation in the Indo-Pacific remains a top priority for both countries, not least because of China’s growing assertiveness.
In a sign of the importance attached to this cooperation, India hosted a meeting of the Quad Foreign Ministers – the first on Indian soil – the morning after the G20 Foreign Ministers meeting and while the Russian Foreign Minister sergei lavrov Still in Delhi.
While an official announcement is still awaited, PM Modi is also likely to visit the US in June, which will be his first state visit to the country.
As mayor, Garcetti was elected by his global peers to serve as chairman of the C40 Cities – a network of the world’s 97 largest cities taking bold climate action. at COP26 GlasgowHe represented the world’s urban leaders who are meeting the Cities Race to Zero Pledge, the commitment of more than 1,000 global cities to implement net-zero carbon futures.