New Yorkers from 27 countries will naturalize at The New York Public Library
NEW YORK — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) New York District Director Phyllis Coven will administer the Oath of Allegiance to America’s newest citizens during a special naturalization ceremony at the New York Public Library on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 11:00 am. Keynote speaker Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs for the City of New York will offer congratulatory remarks.
Welcoming the citizenship candidates will be Dr. Tony Marx, President of The New York Public Library. USCIS Deputy Chief of Staff James McCament will sing the National Anthem and lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
The 75 citizenship candidates originate from the following 27 countries: Albania, Australia, Bangladesh Canada, People’s Republic of China, Cote D’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, India, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Montserrat, Pakistan, Senegal, St. Kitts-Nevis, Togo, the United Kingdom, and Yemen.
This ceremony is part of USCIS’ annual Independence Day celebration. This year, USCIS celebrates our nation’s 239th birthday by welcoming more than 4,000 new U.S. citizens in more than 50 naturalization ceremonies across the country from July 1 through July 4.
USCIS is asking new citizens and their families and friends to share their experience and photos from their ceremonies via social media using the hashtag #newUScitizen.
For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis) and the USCIS blog The Beacon
WHO:
Phyllis Coven, USCIS District Director New York
James McCament, USCIS Deputy Chief of Staff
Dr. Tony Marx, President of The New York Public Library
Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner, Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
WHEN:
Thursday, July 2, 11 a.m.
WHERE:
New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Celeste Bartos Forum
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY
CONTACT:
Katie Tichacek, USCIS Public Affairs Officer, 212-264-5098, 202-420-9581(cell) katherine.tichacek@uscis.dhs.gov
NOTE:
Media interested in participating, please RSVP to Katie Tichacek (contact info above) no later than 10:00 am EST on July 2
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USCIS Welcoming 4,000 New Citizens July 1-4 to Celebrate Independence Day
Libraries and Landmarks Are Among Sites for Special Naturalization Ceremonies
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate the nation’s 239th birthday by welcoming more than 4,000 new U.S. citizens at over 50 naturalization ceremonies across the country July 1-4.
“As we celebrate Independence Day, we welcome over 4,000 new Americans who will be able to enjoy all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship,” said USCIS Director León Rodríguez. “From Los Angeles to New York, Miami to Seattle, Indianapolis to Los Alamos, these individuals are showing their full commitment to the freedoms, values and ideals that have inspired Americans since the Declaration of Independence in 1776.”
Citizenship candidates will take the Oath of Allegiance at locations including the New York Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago, Seattle Center, the National WWII Museum in New Orleans and the Tower Theater in Miami. This year’s celebration also will feature ceremonies at historic sites such as George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Virginia; Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia; and the USS Midway in San Diego, California.
To view a list of 2015 Independence Day naturalization ceremonies, visit uscis.gov/news.
USCIS encourages new citizens and their families and friends to share their ceremony experiences and photos afterward on Twitter and other social media, using the hashtag #newUScitizen.
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