- Saturday, March 01, 2025
He made the remark shortly after presenting his credentials to Indian president Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
By: Shubham Ghosh
Shortly after presenting his credentials to Indian president Droupadi Murmu, US ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Thursday (11) said he would focus on raising the bilateral partnership to “new heights” with both sides working together on “defining issues” of the time.
The US embassy in India was without an ambassador since January 2021 after then envoy Kenneth Juster’s resignation following a change of guard at the White House.
I am deeply honored to present my credentials to President Droupadi Murmu today @RashtrapatiBhvn. Thank you to the Government of India for your close and fruitful partnership with the United States. I’m excited to deepen #USIndia ties as we work together on defining issues of our… pic.twitter.com/yFQUDFO9lL
— U.S. Ambassador Eric Garcetti (@USAmbIndia) May 11, 2023
“It was an honour to present my credentials to the president and it is an honour to be back in India at such an exciting and historic time in the US-India relationship,” Garcetti, a former mayor of Los Angeles and a close aide of president Joe Biden, said.
“I look forward to working with the Indian people to raise our partnership to new heights,” he added.
Separately, in a tweet, the ambassador said he is excited about working towards deepening the US-India ties.
“Thank you to the Government of India for your close and fruitful partnership with the United States. I’m excited to deepen #USIndia ties as we work together on defining issues of our time,” he said.
The US embassy said Garcetti will make his first official trip next week to Ahmedabad and Mumbai.
Garcetti’s presentation of credentials came a day after the White House announced that Biden will host prime minister Narendra Modi for an official state visit to the US, which will include a state dinner on June 22.
It said Modi’s visit will affirm the deep and close partnership between the US and India.
“The visit will strengthen our two countries’ shared commitment to a free, open, prosperous and secure Indo-Pacific and our shared resolve to elevate our strategic technology partnership, including in defence, clean energy and space,” the White House said.
Garcett received the confirmation to the post from the US Senate in March.
He was nominated to the high-profile post of the ambassador to India more than two years ago. But the nomination was not confirmed by the Senate earlier following concerns by some lawmakers that Garcetti, as the then mayor, had not adequately handled allegations of sexual assault and harassment against one of his aides.
Garcetti is known as a committed public servant, educator and diplomat. He was confirmed in a bipartisan vote as the 25th United States Ambassador to India on March 15.
(With PTI inputs)
