Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti’s nomination as U.S. Ambassador to India cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday.Garcetti was among a series of ambassadors and other foreign affairs nominees approved en bloc, meaning the committee approved them in full.
Although individual senators raised public objections to some of the nominees, none did to Garcetti’s selection.The nomination now moves to the full Senate.
A vote has yet to be scheduled.If Garcetti is confirmed, the City Council could then appoint a person to fill the position through the end of his term, which runs through Dec.
11. It also could call a special election to fill the vacancy through the end of the term, and appoint someone to hold the office temporarily until that special election’s results are certified.Last month, Garcetti faced a relatively brisk confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill.
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