The U.S. State Department announced that its Embassy and consulates in India have issued an all-time record of more than 140,000 student visas between October 2022 and September 2023. Indian students pay out-of-state fees to American universities and this counts as an export from the United States, making education a...
U.S. Opens New Consulates, Increases Staff in India
A new U.S.consulate has recently been inaugurated at Hyderabad, India, said U.S. Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, during an interactive session organized by the New Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation. "We are increasing the staff strength in New Delhi, and premises have been located in Bangalore and Ahmedabad for setting up...
President Biden asks his Ambassador to fix India Visa Backlog
Eric Garcetti, the new U.S. Ambassador to India, told NDTV that President Biden told him, "Eric, go fix this ... Reducing the wait time for U.S. visas for Indians is not just a 10th or 11th priority. It's the number one priority for me." Garcetti takes charge at a time when...
Eric Garcetti Appointed as Ambassador to India
On Wednesday, March 15, 2023, former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti was appointed as the new ambassador to India, two years after his name was first announced for the role. The 52-42 vote gave the administration a long-sought victory with several Republicans breaking party discipline for the vote that they...
White House Committed to Confirm Eric Garcetti as India Envoy
The Biden administration continues to seek the expeditious confirmation of the Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as the ambassador to India, following a long delay in the confirmation of his nomination. The post of the U.S. Ambassador to India has been vacant since early 2021 when the previous U.S. envoy...
L.A. Mayor May Become Ambassador to India
Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles is being considered by the Biden administration for the post of Ambassador to India, which is currently vacant. According to the Los Angeles Times, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked at a news briefing about a possible Garcetti appointment. "I don’t have any...