For India, Joe Biden renominates Eric Garcetti as US envoy after Senate stalled his confirmation in 2022

US President Joe Biden on 3 January 2023 renominated Eric Garcetti as Ambassador to India with the White House hoping that his candidature would be confirmed by the US Senate this year.

The White House said that Garcetti, the former mayor of Los Angeles, is "well qualified" and USA's relationship with India is "crucial and consequential".

Eric Garcetti's confirmation as envoy to India was stalled in the US Senate in 2022 over allegations that he ignored sexual harassment charges against one of his top aides at the Mayor's office.

"Eric M. Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of India," the White House said after sending the nomination to the Senate.

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"Confirmation of Mayor Garcetti, who was voted out of committee unanimously and with strong bipartisan support to serve as ambassador to India. And that's important as we're talking about bipartisanship, as we're talking how we're going to move forward. And this is what you saw with his particular nomination," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

"So, we see this as he is well qualified, Mayor Garcetti, to serve in this vital role, and we're hopeful that the full Senate will confirm him promptly. Again, he was voted out of committee unanimously with strong bipartisan support," Jean-Pierre said.

(With PTI inputs)