Garcetti won the position by a vote of 52 to 42, a major victory for US President Joe Biden as well, who stuck by his political ally in the face of the allegations and the prolonged process that has left the world's most populous democracies without US representatives.
The United States has not had a full-time envoy in India since early 2021 when the previous US envoy Kenneth Juster
stepped down after the change of government in America.
The panel approved the nomination by a vote of 13-8 on Wednesday, with Republican Senators Todd Young and Bill Hagerty joining all of the committee's Democrats in voting in favor of Garcetti.
Taking to Twitter, Grassley said, "President Joe Biden's nomination Eric Garcetti to be ambassador to India is before foreign relations come this week I conducted a thorough investigation of the allegations against Garcetti irrespective of partisan politics."
Sunday's 1-0 victory over Ettifaq marked Ronaldo's debut for Al Nassr. After leaving Manchester United in December, he agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract worth USD 200 million annually with the team based in Riyadh.
The relationship of the US with India is crucial and consequential which is why we see the nomination of Eric Garcetti as a very important one, the United States White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday.
In the statement, the White House said, "Eric M Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of India."
While giving an update about Mayor Garcetti's nomination as ambassador to India, Pierre said, "So, look, as you know, this is a priority and continues to be a priority for us. Mayor Garcetti is well qualified to serve in this vital role."