Guam - President Barack Obama has nominated Attorney General Alicia Limtiaco to serve as the U.S. Attorney for Guam and Northern Mariana Islands. The White House transmitted the nomination today to the Senate and Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo. Her nomination must still be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. 

AG Limtiaco is the first woman to be elected Attorney General of Guam. She served for more than seven years as a prosecutor under the Office of the Attorney General.  She is a1990 graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California in 1985.