WASHINGTON — Eric Garcetti's nomination to be ambassador to India made incremental progress this week as the former Los Angeles mayor impressed a Republican senator after a private meeting and won over an undecided Democrat.
Garcetti, whose nomination has languished for about a year and a half, drew praise from a key swing vote Tuesday, giving new life to a nomination that has seemed all but dead.
"I had an excellent meeting with Mayor Garcetti yesterday, and I was impressed with his knowledge of India," Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a moderate Republican, told The Times in an interview.
