æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv hɜː nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən, ˈɪkjuːɾə hɐdbɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kˈaʊnsəl ʌvðə kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz ˈeɪdʒənsi sˈɪns dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, "tɹˈaɪɪŋ tuː
At the time of her nomination, Ikuta had been general counsel of the California Resources Agency since January 2004, "trying to