Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON, 26th March. India envoy to Washington Taranjit Singh Sandhu and US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Saturday discussed immediate priorities and ties between the two countries and bilateral partnership, accpording to a press statement issued by the White House.
“Congratulated @ericgarcetti on his swearing-in as the Ambassador of US to India. As he prepares to depart for India, we discussed some immediate priorities in deepening the bilateral partnership, in line with our Leaders’ vision. Look forward to working with Eric,” Sandhu tweeted on Saturday.
Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was sworn in by US Vice President Kamala Harris as the new US Ambassador to India on Friday.
Garcetti said: “I Eric M. Garcetti, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter.”
Harris congratulated Garcetti upon the assumption of his duties.
US Senate confirmed the former mayor of Los Angeles, Eris Garcetti, to be the US ambassador to India.
Garcetti won the mandate by a vote of 52 to 42, a major victory for US President Joe Biden.
He faced allegations and it prolonged process that has left the world’s most populous democracies without an envoy to India.
Garcetti said in a statement, “I’m thrilled with today’s outcome, which was a decisive and bipartisan decision to fill a critical post that has been vacant for far too long. Now the hard work begins.”
“I’m deeply grateful to President Biden and the White House for the confidence and support throughout this process, and to all Senators on both sides of the aisle – whether they voted for me or not – for their thoughtful consideration. I’m ready and eager to begin my service representing our critical interests in India,” he added.
The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Garcetti’s close family members, including his wife and daughter, who held the Hebrew Bible.
Former Mayor said: “I cannot wait to serve, when asked about his new diplomatic assignment, the
Garcetti was a rising star in the Democratic party, but had had come under severe criticism lately for ignoring complaints of sexual harassment against one of senior aides.
President Biden had first nominated him in July 2021, but it did not proceed and it was technically deemed as returned to the White House, to either be re-sent or replaced.
US envoy in New Delhi was Kenneth Juster, who stepped down in January 2021.
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