Joe Biden Nominates Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti As US Ambassador To India

Eric Garcetti, who has led the country's second-largest city since 2013 with a focus on improving transportation and sustainability, needs confirmation from the Senate, which appears likely.

President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, a rising star in his Democratic Party, to be ambassador to India, with which the United States has an increasingly close relationship. Garcetti, who has led the country's second-largest city since 2013 with a focus on improving transportation and sustainability, needs confirmation from the Senate, which appears likely. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)