USCIS to Hold Special Citizenship Ceremony at Mount Vernon More than 60 Children to Receive Citizenship CertificatesWASHINGTON

—A group of approximately 60 area children representing 26 countries will celebrate their U.S. citizenship at a special ceremony tomorrow at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens, Mount Vernon, Va. Sarah Taylor, Washington District Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will administer a special Oath of Allegiance http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=931696981298d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=d6f4194d3e88d010VgnVCM10000048f3d6a1RCRD> and present the children with Certificates of Citizenship.

A special performance will be provided by “Mrs. Washington and the president’s close friend, ‘Dr. Craik’.” The children, who range in age from one to 17, hail from the following countries: Bolivia; Cambodia; Canada; China; Columbia; Cuba, Egypt, El Salvador; Ethiopia; Ghana; Guatemala; India; Iran; Kenya; Korea; Lebanon; Mexico; Morocco; Nigeria; Pakistan; Peru; Philippines; Sierra Leone; Turkey; United Arab Emirates; and Vietnam.

USCIS periodically holds special ceremonies for children to recognize and celebrate their citizenship, which is generally derived through their naturalized parents or adoption.

Date & Time: Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, 11 a.m.

Location: Robert H. & Clarice Smith Auditorium

George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens Mount Vernon, Virginia

Contact: Luz Irazabal, USCIS:(202) 272-1206 (202) 272-1206; cell (202) 384-5867 (202) 384-5867

Melissa Wood, Mount Vernon: (703) 799-5203 (703) 799-5203; cell (703) 732-5700 (703) 732-5700

NOTE: Media must arrive no later than 10:45 a.m. Interviews will be coordinated following the ceremony.

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