Eric Garcetti
Eric Garcetti | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2023 | |
| 26th United States Ambassador to India | |
| In office May 11, 2023 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Kenneth I. Juster |
| Succeeded by | TBC |
| 42nd Mayor of Los Angeles | |
| In office July 1, 2013 – December 12, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Antonio Villaraigosa |
| Succeeded by | Karen Bass |
| 22nd President of the Los Angeles City Council | |
| In office January 1, 2006 – January 2, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Padilla |
| Succeeded by | Herb Wesson |
| President pro tempore of the Los Angeles City Council | |
| In office July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Cindy Miscikowski |
| Succeeded by | Tony Cardenas |
| Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 13th district | |
| In office July 1, 2001 – July 1, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jackie Goldberg |
| Succeeded by | Mitch O'Farrell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric Michael Garcetti February 4, 1971 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Amy Wakeland (m. 2009) |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Gil Garcetti (father) |
| Education | Columbia University (BA, MIA) The Queen's College, Oxford London School of Economics |
| Signature | |
| Website | Campaign website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2005–2013 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Information Dominance Corps U.S. Navy Reserve |
Eric Michael Garcetti (born February 4, 1971) is an American politician and diplomat who served as the United States ambassador to India from 2023 to 2025. He was the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles from 2013 until 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he was first elected in the 2013 election, and re-elected in 2017. A former member of the Los Angeles City Council, Garcetti served as City Council president from 2006 to 2012. He was the city's first elected Jewish mayor, and its second consecutive Mexican-American mayor. He was elected as the youngest mayor in over 100 years, having been 42 at the time of his inauguration. Upon nomination by President Joe Biden after a previously failed nomination the year before, Garcetti was eventually confirmed as Ambassador to India by the Senate on a 52–42 vote on March 15, 2023.