pɹˈiːviəsli, kˈæɹəlˌɪn kˈuːl hɐdbɪn nˈɑːmᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðæt pəzˈɪʃən, bˌʌt ʃiː hɐdbɪn fˈɪlɪbˌʌstɚd baɪ sˈɛnət dˈɛməkɹˌæts fɚɹə jˈɪɹ ʌntˈɪl dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ wɛn ʃiː wɪθdɹˈuː hɜː nˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən.
Previously, Carolyn Kuhl had been nominated to that position, but she had been filibustered by Senate Democrats for a year until December 2004 when she withdrew her nomination.