FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Jennifer Occean
(202) 776-1732
joccean@nclr.org
Thirty Virginia residents will become U.S. citizens at charter school ceremony with
USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas and NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguía
Washington D.C.—The Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School will host a special naturalization ceremony on Friday, July 22, at 10:00 a.m. Thirty residents from Virginia who come from 18 countries will take the oath to become United States citizens. The event will launch the 2011 NCLR (National Council of La Raza) Annual Conference, to be held July 23–26 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in the District of Columbia.
NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguía will deliver the keynote speech, and Alejandro Mayorkas, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), will administer the Oath of Allegiance. The U.S. Armed Forces Color Guard will perform a presentation of the colors. A reception with families and friends will follow the ceremony.
The Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, located at 1100 Harvard Street, NW, has worked with more than 60,000 students since it was founded in 1970 and is a member of the NCLR Affiliate Network. The 2011 NCLR Annual Conference and the 2011 NCLR National Latino Family Expo are expected to draw over 25,000 people. Press may register to attend the NCLR Annual Conference, free of charge, at www.nclr.org/pressregistration.
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WHAT: U.S. naturalization ceremony for 30 Virginia residents from 18 countries—a special event to launch the 2011 NCLR Annual Conference
WHERE: Carlos Rosario International School
1100 Harvard St NW
Washington, DC 20009
Metro: Green/Yellow Lines to Columbia Heights
WHEN: Friday, July 22, 10:00 a.m.
WHO: Janet Murguía, President and CEO, NCLR
Alejandro Mayorkas, Director, USCIS
Kimberly Zanotti, District of Columbia Field Office Director, USCIS
Allison R. Kokkoros, Principal, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School
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