Eric Garcetti

Eric Garcetti
26th United States Ambassador to India
Assumed office
May 11, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byKenneth I. Juster
42nd Mayor of Los Angeles
In office
July 1, 2013 – December 12, 2022
Preceded byAntonio Villaraigosa
Succeeded byKaren Bass
22nd President of the Los Angeles City Council
In office
January 1, 2006 – January 2, 2012
Preceded byAlex Padilla
Succeeded byHerb Wesson
President pro tempore of the Los Angeles City Council
In office
July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2005
Preceded byCindy Miscikowski
Succeeded byTony Cardenas
Member of the Los Angeles City Council
from the 13th district
In office
July 1, 2001 – July 1, 2013
Preceded byJackie Goldberg
Succeeded byMitch O'Farrell
Personal details
Born
Eric Michael Garcetti

(1971-02-04) February 4, 1971 (age 53)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)
Amy Wakeland
​
(m. 2004)​
Children1
RelativesGil Garcetti (father)
EducationColumbia University (BA, MIA)
Queen's College, Oxford
Signature
WebsiteCampaign website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service2005–2013
Rank Lieutenant
UnitInformation Dominance Corps
U.S. Navy Reserve

Eric Michael Garcetti (born February 4, 1971) is an American politician who is the United States Ambassador to India since 2023. He had served as mayor of Los Angeles from 2013 to 2022. He is a former member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 13th District.[1] He served as Council President from 2006 to 2012.[2]

Mayoralty of Los Angeles

He is a member of the Democratic Party. Garcetti won an election to become mayor on May 21, 2013. He defeated city Controller Wendy Greuel.[3] Garcetti was the city's first elected Jewish mayor and its youngest in more than a hundred years.[3]

Ambassadorship to India

In May 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Garcetti to be the United States Ambassador to India.[4] In May 2022, his nomination was put on hold while an investigation is being made about how Garcetti handled sexual harassment claims against his top mayoral aides.[5][6] On May 22, 2022, U.S. Senate leader Chuck Schumer said that Garcetti did not have enough votes to have his nomination passed by the Senate.[7]

Biden renominated Garcetti in January 2023.[8] His nomination was confirmed by the United States Senate by a 52–42 vote.[9][10]

Personal life

Garcetti was born in Los Angeles and was raised in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles. His father, Gil Garcetti, is a lawyer and was the Los Angeles District Attorney during the O. J. Simpson murder case. He studied at Columbia University and at Queen's College, Oxford.[source?]

Garcetti is a photographer, jazz pianist, and composer.[11] In 2009, he married his longtime girlfriend Amy Elaine Wakeland.[12] They have one daughter, Maya Juanita, who was adopted.[13][14] Garcetti and his wife have also fostered seven children.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Verini, James (June 25, 2006). "Style & Culture; SMALL HOURS; Garcetti, walking the talk; Hollywood hardly shuts down after dark, and neither does the councilman who represents it. Clubs, plays, gallery openings -- he just likes getting out". Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ Patrick McGreevy (November 22, 2005). "Quiet Transition Seen for Top Post on L.A. Council". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mehta, Seema; Nelson, Laura J. (May 22, 2013). "Garcetti wins race for L.A. mayor; Greuel concedes". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved May 22, 2013. Garcetti will be the first elected Jewish mayor of the city. At 42, he will also be the youngest in more than a century.
  4. ↑ Nichols, Hans. "Biden ready to name Eric Garcetti ambassador to India". Axios. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  5. ↑ Vakil, Caroline (March 24, 2022). "Ernst second senator to put 'hold' on Garcetti's ambassadorial nomination". The Hill. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Grassley privately investigating Garcetti, wants nomination held". Politico. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Report indicates L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti may not have enough votes for India ambassadorship". CBS News. April 4, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Biden renominates Garcetti to be U.S. ambassador to India". L.A. Times. January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Eric M. Garcetti, of California, to be Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of India)". United States Senate. March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  10. ↑ Karni, Annie (March 15, 2023). "Senate Confirms Garcetti as Ambassador to India, Capping a Two-Year Fight". New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Who Will Be L.A.'s Next Mayor? AirTalk's 2013 Live Mayoral Debate (video)". 89.3 KPCC. February 6, 2013. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  12. ↑ Behrens, Zach (January 6, 2009). "Eric Garcetti Gets Married, Young Women Depressed Across LA". LAist. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  13. ↑ Reston, Maeve (May 10, 2013). "Eric Garcetti woos female voters; says campaign will finish strong". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Finnegan, Michael; Rainey, James (May 25, 2013). "The mayor-elect's partner in life". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 16, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.