LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – PHOENIX – Statement of Diane Humetewa (pronounced hoo-MEE-tee-wah) on her nomination for appointment to U.S. Attorney in the District of Arizona:
“I am greatly honored to receive the President’s nomination to serve as U.S. Attorney in Arizona. I am also appreciative that Arizona Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl have expressed their confidence in my abilities in recommending me to fill this important position. As the process moves forward and we await the Senate’s decision, the sense of honor that I feel each day working here in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Arizona continues.”
Interim U.S. Attorney Daniel Knauss added that “The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona is delighted that Diane Humetewa’s nomination has been sent to the U.S. Senate. Diane is an accomplished prosecutor who has served with distinction as Senior Litigation Counsel and Tribal Liaison. She has also overseen the Office’s Victim Witness program, one of the busiest and best in the federal system. We look forward to a swift confirmation, confident that Diane will do an outstanding job as U.S. Attorney.”
RELEASE NUMBER: 2007-239(Humetewa)
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