US ambassador Eric Garcetti travels on Delhi Metro, calls it ‘among the best in world’

US ambassador to India Eric Garcetti takes a ride on the Delhi Metro (Image credit: @OfficialDMRC/Twitter)

US ambassador to India Eric Garcetti took a ride in the Delhi Metro on October 18, interacting and taking selfies with other passengers. He hailed the national capital’s public transport system as among the best in the world.

According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Garcetti travelled on the Magenta Line. In a post shared on the microblogging platform X, the US envoy said he had a great time travelling on the Delhi Metro and meeting other passengers. “A shout out to the well maintained, efficient, and green public transport system that is among the best in the world!” he added.

Garcetti’s video shows him talking to several other passengers and obliging their requests for selfies. The diplomat stood in the metro for most of his journey, much like other passengers.

Wow! Delhi Metro, you make traveling so easy! I had a great time riding the Delhi metro for the first time and meeting fellow passengers. A shout out to the well maintained, efficient, and green public transport system that is among the best in the world!@OfficialDMRCpic.twitter.com/viYuPAwDLw

— U.S. Ambassador Eric Garcetti (@USAmbIndia) October 19, 2023

The DMRC also tweeted a few pictures of Garcetti’s metro ride. “His Excellency Mr. Eric M. Garcetti, Ambassador of the United States of America to India, took a ride in Delhi Metro today from RK Puram to Okhla NSIC Metro Station on Magenta Line. He also interacted with passengers during his travel & appreciated clean & efficient Metro system,” the accompanying caption read.

His Excellency Mr. Eric M. Garcetti, Ambassador of the United States of America to India, took a ride in Delhi Metro today from RK Puram to Okhla NSIC Metro Station on Magenta Line. He also interacted with passengers during his travel & appreciated clean & efficient Metro system. pic.twitter.com/I1y3uhftkg — Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) October 18, 2023

Garcetti took charge as the United States ambassador to India in May 2023. Before this, he served as the mayor of Los Angeles for nearly a decade.

Earlier this week, the US ambassador to India joined athletes and decision makers from around the world to mark the inclusion of men’s and women’s cricket in the LA 2028 Olympics.