NE NEWS SERVICE
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, JULY 10
Indiaspora, an organization of global Indian diaspora leaders, expressed enthusiasm on Wednesday for the Biden administration’s announcement of the nomination of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to the post of US Ambassador to India.
As the Mayor of Los Angeles, the United States’ second largest city, Garcetti would bring valuable political and administrative experience to the role. A close political confidante of President Biden who served as a Co-chair of his campaign in 2020, Garcetti also would have the President’s ear.
“We are excited that President Biden has nominated a reputed leader who has proven himself on several fronts,” said founder of Indiaspora MR Rangaswami, a Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur and investor, about Garcetti’s nomination.
“It speaks volumes to the importance of the U.S.-India relationship that a close and trusted ally of President Biden may be America’s point person in Delhi.”
Garcetti has a range of international experience, having lived and worked in Asia as well as Europe and Africa. A Rhodes’ Scholar, he has served as Los Angeles’ first Deputy Mayor for International Affairs, where he expanded LA’s global ties to bring more jobs, economic opportunity, culture, education, and visitors to the city, according to Los Angeles’ government website.
“Mayor Garcetti recognizes the importance of international cooperation and how to bring different actors together on the world stage,” said Executive Director of Indiaspora Sanjeev Joshipura, speaking to Garcetti’s accomplishments as Mayor of Los Angeles, which include bringing the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games to the United States for the first time in more than 30 years, as well as leading an effort of more than 400 fellow mayors across America to adopt the Paris Climate agreement.
“We appreciate the administration’s recent recognition of Indiaspora’s, and more broadly, the diaspora’s role in serving as a bridge between the U.S. and India. The diaspora’s importance in this regard is only poised to grow, and we enthusiastically welcome President Biden’s nomination of Mayor Garcetti to serve as the next US Ambassador to India,” said Joshipura.
