IN PHOTOS: US Ambassador to India visits Mumbai's Mumbadevi temple; meets Shah Rukh Khan, Mukesh Ambani

US Ambassador to India visits Eric Garcetti Mumbai's Mumbadevi temple and meets Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan at the actor's residence 'Mannat' and businessman Mukesh Ambani. see pics (Photo/PTI and Twitter)

Updated On: 2023-05-17 10:33 AM IST

Compiled by : Anagha Sawant

United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti visits the Mumbadevi temple (Pic/PTI)

United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti visits the Mumbadevi temple, in Mumbai. Garcetti, former mayor of Los Angeles, was sworn in by US Vice President Kamala Harris as the new US Ambassador to India in March this year. Earlier, the Senate confirmed his appointment as the next US ambassador to India

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti and envoys of Qatar and the Principality of Monaco last week presented their credentials to President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

Newly appointed Ambassador of the United States (US) to India Eric Garcetti on Tuesday met Shah Rukh Khan at the actor's residence 'Mannat' in Mumbai, and discussed Bollywood and it's "huge cultural impact" across the globe

United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti feeds the fish at the Jama Masjid

On Garcetti's arrival in India, Indian Embassy in the US tweeted, "Namaste, Ambassador-Designate Eric Garcetti! We're thrilled to welcome you to #IncredibleIndia and work with you to build even stronger ties between our two great nations"

On his visit to Mumbai, United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti also met businessman Mukesh Ambani. Garcetti tweeted a photo with him stating, "Great meeting with Mukesh Ambani to learn about Reliance’s innovations in the renewable energy sector, and exploring avenues for more #USIndiaTogether economic cooperation"

The US Embassy in India had been without an ambassador since January 2021, which is the longest stretch in the history of US-India relations that the post remained vacant

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