WASHINGTON — A senior aide to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will be appointed the first-ever U.S. State Department special envoy for linking local governments to national foreign policy, sources told the Los Angeles Times.
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is expected Monday to name Nina Hachigian as the country's first special representative for subnational diplomacy.
"Subnational" diplomacy refers to government entities at local levels — cities and counties instead of nations.
