Eric Garcetti’s nomination for US Ambassador to India moved one step closer to being confirmed by the Senate by adopting a motion of closure, signaling that the ruling Democrats have large majority support for his selection for the key position.
Such a move by Senate Majority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer came a day after the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in its business meeting voted 13-8 in favor of his nomination.
Garcetti’s nomination has been pending before the US Congress since July 2021, when he was nominated for President Joe Biden’s prestigious diplomatic post. His nomination was not taken to the full Senate for a vote during the last Congress, as the ruling Democratic Party did not have enough support to get Biden’s close aide, 52, to pass.
On Thursday afternoon, a Senate secretary read and introduced Garcetti’s nomination to be US Ambassador to India on the full Senate floor.
“I send the closing motion to the desk,” Schumer said on the floor, which was adopted by voice vote.
A motion of closure is a procedural motion that, if adopted, limits further debate on the matter at hand. It allows the majority to defeat minority efforts to delay or obstruct proceedings on a matter by showing that the matter has the support of a large majority. After that, the secretary read a message from 16 senators.
“We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 22 of the current Senate Rules, hereby move to conduct a closed debate on the nomination of the 65th Executive Accountant, Eric Garcetti, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of India,” said the secretary. Schumer sought and received consent that the names of the 16 senators not be read, after which the closing motion was agreed.
Kenneth Juster, last occupant of the US ambassadorial residence in New Delhihe resigned in January 2021 after the change of government in the US.
Discover more from PressNewsAgency
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.