USCIS celebrates Constitution Week by welcoming more than 34,300 new citizens nationwide
Vermont Business Magazine US Citizenship and Immigration Services will present 15 citizenship candidates to the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont during a special naturalization ceremony at the Shelburne Museum aboard the Ticonderoga on Tuesday.
Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy will administer the Oath of Allegiance to the candidates, and Shelburne Museum Deputy Director Berenice Sarafzade will provide remarks to the new citizens. This ceremony is one of over 316 ceremonies that will welcome more than 34,300 new citizens at Constitution Day and Citizenship Day ceremonies across the nation between Sept. 13 and 23.
The 15 citizenship candidates originate from the following 11 countries: Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burma, Canada, China, Ghana, Jamaica, Nepal, Philippines and Somalia.
On Sept. 17, the nation observes Constitution Day and Citizenship Day, as part of Constitution Week. The commemoration honors both the signing of the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787, and an observance that began in 1940 as “I Am an American Day.” Citizenship Day began in 1952, based on a law signed by President Harry Truman, and in 1955, President Dwight Eisenhower proclaimed the first Constitution Week. For a complete list of Constitution week ceremonies visit uscis.gov.
USCIS encourages new U.S. citizens and their families and friends to share their naturalization photos on social media using the hashtags #newUScitizen, #ConstitutionWeek, and #WethePeople.
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Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m.
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Shelburne Museum Ticonderoga 6000 Shelburne Rd. Shelburne, VT 05482
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Paula Grenier, USCIS public affairs officer, [email protected] , 617-565-9410 (office), 617-543-5339 (cell)
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For planning purposes, media planning to attend are requested to RSVP to [email protected].
Media planning to attend are invited to come early to speak with candidates before the ceremony and should plan to be in place by 12:50 p.m.
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For more information on USCIS and our programs, please visit uscis.gov