as you may note norman eisen has a deep personal connection to the czech republic his mother having been born there. shea and his father survived the holocaust. profound historical justice that the ambassador's residence in prague which was built by a jewish family forced to flee prague by the nazis who in turn the nazis took over that house as their headquarters and 70 years later is occupied by norman and his family. and a personal privilege that he and they observe the sabbath every friday night and saturday. if you needed any evidence that there is a god i refer you to the story of norman eisen and their family. classic american story. reflection of what our country is about at its very best and also precisely why the ambassador has proven such an effective representative of our nation, our interests and values and why i hope the committee can lead the senate in sending him back to prague as our ambassador as quickly as possible. >> are there members of the family? >> i think we should ask after giving your testimony, ambassador eisen and you should feel free to introduce your famili

i'm really honored to be here to introduce norman eisen. this is not a political duty. it's really a personal pleasure because ambassador eisen, wife, and daughter are personal friends of me and my family. as you mentioned, i guess the reason i'm asked is that norman is one of those stateless people who lives in washington, d.c. so i occasionally do double duty by introducing such people. as you mentioned, senator, shaheen, ambassador eisen was nominated and given post at the end of last year and had a distinguished career as a lawyer here in washington and was in governmental reform in the white house. i regret it was necessary for the president to make a recessed appointment in this case, but perhaps there is a silver lining here in that we can now judge ambassador eisen based on performance over the last six months, and that i have heard has been exemplary. there's been a whirl wind of activity in probing from the czech government to the american chamber of commerce whose leader has said, and i quote, "in the short time in the country, you have already made a signific

ambassador eisen, his wife, and daughter, are personal friends of mine. as you mentioned, the reason i was asked is because at norman is one of those faceless peopel that lives in d.c. ambassador eisen was nominated and was given a recess appointment. prior to his nomination, he had a distinguished career as a lawyer in washington and was special counsel for ethics and governmental reform. i regret it was necessary for the president to make a recess appointments in this case, but perhaps there is a silver lining in that we can now judge ambassador eisen based on his performance over the last six months. from all that i have heard, it has been exemplary. since arriving in progress, there has been a world when of .ctivity "in your short time in the country come you have already made a significant impact and you have proven to have been among the most effective ambassadors to hold this post." he has been a tireless advocate for the american national interests in the czech republic weather with regards to imposing sanctions or winning contracts for american companies. with your permission, i'd like to insert in the reco

pleasure because ambassador eisen and his wife, lindsey, and his daughter, tamar, are personal friends of mine and my family. as you mentioned, i guess the reason i'm asked is that norman is one of those stateless people who lives in washington, d.c. so i occasionally do double duty by introducing such people. as you mentioned, senator sheehan, ambassador eisen was given a recessed appointment that was disposed of at the end of last year. he had a distinguished career as a lawyer here in washington and then was special counsel for ethics and governmental reform in the white house. i regret that it was necessary for the president to make a recessed appointment in this case, but perhaps there is a silver lining here in that we can now judge ambassador eisen based on his performance over the past six months and that from all that i have heard has been really exemplary. since arriving in prague, ambassador eisen has been a whirlwind of activity, winning everything from the czech government to the american chamber of congress whose leader has said, and i quote, "in your short time in the country you have already made a significant impact and you have proven to be one of the