"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 Saturda
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."
The contacts between visitors from the United States and political parties in Pakistan have definitely picked up pace as the country inches closer to general elections, the Dawn reported, adding that last month, a US congressional delegation led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer visite
Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley is expected to announce her bid for the 2024 US election run as she sent out invitations for a 'special announcement'.
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 addressing the reporters at a regular briefing in Moscow, on Thursday, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that the US ambassador was "persistently trying to influence the domestic processes in the country."