Naomi Seligman – California Globe

Garcetti Confirmed, Heading to India as Ambassador

March 15, 2023 2:03 pmMarch 15, 2023 2:04 pm

By a vote of 52 to 42 this afternoon, former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was confirmed as the new ambassador to India. This was only made possible by seven Republican senators crossing the aisle and voting yes on Garcetti’s...

Garcetti’s Ambassador to India Vote Expected Tuesday

March 9, 2023 4:34 pmMarch 9, 2023 5:54 pm

In what could be a sign the votes might astonishingly be there to confirm former Los Angles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the next ambassador to India, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer filed for “cloture” on the nomination today. The move...

Garcetti Squeezes Through Committee Vote

March 8, 2023 3:55 pmMarch 8, 2023 4:05 pm

Despite being called “unfit to represent our country” by his own former communications director, erstwhile Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti squeaked through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today and his 600-day-old nomination to become ambassador to India is now headed...

LA Mayor Garcetti’s India Ambassadorship Delayed

March 13, 2022 3:37 amMarch 12, 2022 10:14 pm

We will now all get to see exactly how long Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti can hold his breath. Earlier this week, Iowa Republican Senator Chuck Grassley asked that the confirmation process for Garcetti’s ambassadorial nomination be delayed while his...