Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks all through a information conference with fellow mayors and users of Congress outside the house the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC.
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Wednesday to progress the nomination of Eric Garcetti to be U.S. ambassador to India, sending it to the full chamber for acceptance.
The vote on the former Los Angeles mayor was 13 to 8, with Democrats voting in his favor and successful over two Republicans: Sen. Todd Young of Indiana and Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee.
The vote is a constructive indicator for Garcetti, whose nomination has been held up due to the fact it was manufactured in July 2021, in part because of questions about his handling of sexual harassment promises from an aide though he was mayor. Garcetti has denied any wrongdoing.
It is not obvious when the full Senate will vote on his nomination Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., stated Tuesday he hoped to convey it up “soon.” Garcetti needs a basic the vast majority to acquire affirmation.
The Foreign Relations Committee approved Garcetti’s nomination in January 2022, but he in no way acquired a whole Senate vote due to opposition from several senators, including some Democrats.
The U.S. does not currently have a long-lasting ambassador to India, even nevertheless President Joe Biden and his administration, together with lots of customers of Congress, see the region as a important strategic companion in the shared target of made up of the rise of China.
Biden re-nominated Garcetti to the position earlier this 12 months after it lapsed at the close of the final Congress.