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A
A
My
name
is
Michael
Horvath
I'm,
the
field
office
director
for
US
citizenship
and
immigration
services,
Pittsburgh
field
office,
I'd
like
to
welcome
all
of
the
candidates
for
naturalization
today
and
their
family
members
and
guests
who
have
joined
us
for
this
very
special
occasion
in
this
very
special
venue
before
we
get
started,
I
just
want
to
make
a
couple
of
housekeeping
remarks.
If
you
have
any
electronic
devices,
if
you
could,
please
put
them
in
a
silent
mode
for
the
ceremony,
photographs
are
allowed
for
the
people
becoming
citizens.
A
Today,
you
received
a
packet
of
information
inside
that
packet.
You
will
find
a
program
for
today's
ceremony.
That's
going
to
include
the
oath
of
allegiance
which
will
be
taken
later
on
in
the
ceremony.
There's
also
information
enclosed
regarding
registering
to
vote
and
receiving
a
US
passport
following
the
ceremony.
I
will
be
around
as
well
as
other
USCIS
staff
members
to
answer
any
questions
that
you
may
have
at
this
time.
I
would
ask
that
everybody
please
rise
for
the
national
anthem.
B
B
B
B
B
B
A
As
we
begin
today's
ceremony,
I
would
like
to
thank
the
folks
who
made
it
possible
for
us
to
be
here
today
welcoming
Pittsburgh
initiative,
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
Pittsburgh
and
city
council
members
of
Pittsburgh.
Without
them
we
wouldn't
be
able
to
have
the
ceremony
today
in
this
wonderful
location.
It's
wonderful
to
be
here
in
city
council
chambers
today
holding
our
fifth
ceremony
of
2015
in
collaboration
with
the
welcoming
Pittsburgh
initiative.
We
held
our
first
ceremony
here
in
June
and
held
other
ceremonies
in
Market
Square,
schenley
plaza
and
it's
city
of
asylum.
A
On
the
north
side,
special
guests
included
the
director
of
US
Citizenship
and
Immigration
Services,
the
mayor
of
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
the
allegheny
county
executive,
the
president
of
Pittsburgh
City
Council,
the
president
of
Carnegie
Mellon
University,
and
the
Chancellor
of
the
University
of
Pittsburgh.
Today
we
will
be
hearing
from
Pittsburgh
City
Councilwoman
Natalia
Rudy
act
for
those
of
you
becoming
citizens.
Today.
Remember
that
we
are
here
to
celebrate
you
all.
The
aforementioned
community
leaders
came
to
celebrate
your
accomplishment
in
your
citizenship.
Our
region
welcomes
thousands
of
new
citizens
each
year.
A
Immigrants
make
significant
contributions
to
the
livelihood
of
our
community,
and,
if
you
look
around,
you
will
see
them
in
all
walks
of
life.
As
you
begin,
a
new
chapter
in
your
lives
take
advantage
of
the
opportunities
that
your
citizenship
provides,
be
active
in
your
community,
volunteer
mentor
run
for
office
and
make
your
community
a
better
place.
A
C
Thank
you,
Michael
welcome
everybody.
Thank
you
on
behalf
of
our
mayor,
william
Peduto,
as
well
as
manager,
Betty
Cruz,
who
is
spearheading
and
who
manages
the
welcoming
Pittsburgh
initiative
for
the
Bureau
of
neighborhood
empowerment
for
the
office
of
mayor,
william
Peduto.
Welcome.
Welcome,
welcome.
This
is
a
wonderful
and
auspicious
occasion,
but
one
thing
I
would
say
to
you:
is
this:
we
cannot
diversify
in
the
city.
We
cannot
think
globally.
C
Unless
you
are
here
unless
you're
here
and
you
participate,
this
ceremony
only
ratifies
the
fact
that
you
are
here
and
you
are
a
full
participant
and
will
continue
to
be
a
full
participant
in
this
region
and
in
the
United
States
of
America.
We
are
really
looking
forward
to
sharing
with
you
to
learning
from
you
as
much
as
the
United
States
has
to
offer.
C
You
have
a
lot
to
offer
us
so
that
we
can
learn
and
that
we
can
spread
our
wings
and
open
up
our
minds
as
well
so
again
with
without
further
ado
I'm
going
to
turn
this
over
mayor
Peduto
right
now,
besides
in
other
meetings,
but
he
is
going
to
be
meeting
with
a
White
House
Secretary
of
Education
Arne
Duncan,
probably
within
about
a
half
an
hour,
so
40
minutes.
So
that's
why
he
is
not
able
to
be
here.
That
is
very
important.
C
Please
note
that
the
mayor
is
very
very
much
concerned
about
education,
education
for
all
children
and
why
you're
here
is
what
is
going
to
make
our
public
schools.
Our
private
schools
are
charter
schools
all
of
our
schools.
Wonderful,
is
because
of
your
presence.
So
again,
thank
you
for
committing
to
the
United
States
of
America.
Thank
you
for
being
here
in
Pittsburgh
and
on
the
mayor.
Welcome.
A
Thank
You
Valerie
for
those
very
important
remarks.
Now
we're
going
to
get
on
with
the
business
of
the
day
I'm
going
to
do
the
roll
call
of
countries
for
the
people
who
are
about
to
take
the
oath.
When
you
hear
your
country
of
nationality
called,
please
stand
and
remain
standing
for
the
oath.
Today
we
have
22
applicants
representing
the
following:
14
countries:
bhutan,
please
Stan
Bosnia,
Herzegovina
Bulgaria,
burma,
columbia,
denmark,
dominican
republic,
india,.
A
A
A
Kenya,
morocco,
venezuela,
vietnam
did.
I
miss
anyone,
it's
terrific
to
see
so
many
countries
represented
here
today,
everyone
taking
the
oath
today.
Will
you
please
raise
your
right
hand
and
repeat
after
me,
I
hereby
declare
on
oath
that
I
absolutely
and
entirely
renounce
and
abjure
all
Allegiance
and
fidelity
to
any
foreign
prince
potentate,
State
or
sovereignty
of
whom
or
which
I
have
here.
24
been
a
subject
or
citizen
that
I
will
support
and
defend
the
Constitution
and
the
laws
of
the
United
States
of
America
against
all
enemies,
foreign
and
domestic.
A
A
D
You
all
have
me
tearing
up
today.
My
name
is
Natalia
Rudy
ack
I
am
a
city
councilor
here
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
I
represent
our
southern
neighborhoods
here
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
so
neighborhoods
like
Eric
and
overbrook,
bonaire
Brookline
beat
you
and
a
small
part
of
Mount
Washington.
Perhaps
some
of
you
are
familiar
with
these
neighborhoods
or
some
of
you
may
even
live
there.
I
want
to
tell
you
that
I
myself,
AM,
no
stranger
to
the
process
that
you
have
just
undertaken.
I,
am
the
proud
daughter
of
an
immigrant.
D
My
mother
was
from
Poland
and
actually
had
her
permanent
residency
in
this
country.
For
many
years
my
first
language
was
polish
I,
actually
learned
English
with
my
mother,
watching
Sesame
Street
on
our
public
national
public
channel.
Here
in
the
United
States,
my
mother
became
an
American
citizen,
so
she
could
vote
for
me
and
my
first
race
for
City,
Council
and
I
still
remember
that
day,
just
like
it
was
yesterday
and
I
understand
the
work
and
the
heart
that
you
all
have
put
into
this
moment
to
make
this
moment
a
reality.
D
So
thank
you
for
becoming
American
citizens
and
contributing
your
mind
and
and
and
and
everything
you
have
to
offer
to
our
country,
to
make
it
a
better
place.
Pledging
allegiance
to
the
United
States
is
one
of
the
most
serious
commitments
you
will
make
in
your
life.
It
means
that
you
are
joining
in
the
promise
of
our
great
nation,
and
in
doing
so,
the
opportunities
of
our
country
are
open
to
you
like
never
before
and
as
we
know,
for
more
than
200
years,
the
United
States
has
welcomed
new
citizens
with
open
arms.
D
We
are
a
nation
of
those
made
the
sometimes
very
difficult
journey
to
our
shores,
and
we
are
incredibly
proud
of
our
heritage.
Here
we
are
proud
of
our
heritage,
our
present
and
our
future,
and
today
we
welcome
and
congratulate
all
of
you,
our
newest
citizens
and
I
can
say
that
you
are
part
of
our
present
and
part
of
our
future,
and
own
is
only
together
that
we
can
continue
to
build
this
wonderful
nation.
I've.
D
Had
the
privilege
of
working
with
new
Americans
and
the
neighborhoods
that
I
represent
and
I
have
been
awed
and
inspired
by
the
drive
and
determination
of
those
who
come
to
United
States
to
seek
a
better
life
for
themselves
and
their
families.
I
have
seen
our
main
streets
grow
as
new
Americans
take
vacant
storefronts
and
transform
them
into
shops.
I
have
seen
our
schools
expand
as
our
new
Americans
fill
out
our
classrooms,
making
them
bustling
centers
of
activity.
D
D
As
many
of
you
know,
we
have
very
important
elections
coming
up,
but
it
is
one
of
your
most
solemn
duty,
as
is
my
most
solemn
and
important
duty
as
Americans
to
choose
those
who
will
be
governing
the
United
States
of
America
and
I
urge
you
to
take
all
the
privileges
of
citizenship
that
you
possibly
can
and
I,
and
the
entire
city
of
Pittsburgh
welcome
you.
As
very
truly
are
very
newest
citizens
here
in
the
city
of
Pittsburgh,
thank
you.
A
If
anybody
wants
to
get
up
to
speak,
but
there's
somebody,
we
have
designated
to
come
up
and
speak,
but
if
I
could
just
echo
what
miss
Rudy
act
said
and
sharing
her
story,
is
it's
very
important
that
you
continue
to
share
your
story
so
that
people
understand
that
our
region
in
our
country
is
a
nation
of
immigrants
and
that
it
is
that
that
makes
us
stronger
at
this
time,
I
would
like
to
have
minesh
sopra
come
up
to
give
comments
on
behalf
of
the
new
citizens.
Please
give
her
a
round
of
applause
for.
E
Thank
you,
I
believe
in
a
common
saying,
every
man
ought
to
build
a
house
plant
a
tree
and
father
a
child.
Many
cultures
have
claimed
the
origin
of
this
saying
and
wherever
it
comes
from,
it
has
been
a
guiding
I
just
been
guiding
a
multitude
of
generations
towards
a
dream.
Today,
I
look
around
this
room
and
I
see
people
of
different
ages,
social
and
cultural
backgrounds
who
have
gathered
here
to
take
oath
of
allegiance
to
the
country
where
their
dreams
will
come
true.
E
My
name
is
Manish
and
I
am
an
immigrant
from
India.
It
is
being
a
great
it's
a
great
honor
to
speak
to
you
today
on
this
very
important
day
of
my
life
as
I
look
back,
it
has
been
a
long
journey.
I
can
still
remember
the
day.
I
I
landed
at
the
JFK
Airport
nearly
17
years
ago,
like
many
of
you,
I
came
here
to
seek
opportunities
to
make
my
dream
come
true,
and
this
country
gave
me
the
opportunity
to
study
medicine
at
an
advanced
level
and
to
specialize
in
my
chosen
field
of
psychiatry.
E
I
could
train
under
and
now
actually
work
with
many
of
the
leaders
in
the
field.
I
spend
my
time
at
work,
treating
patients
with
mental
illness
in
and
around
Pittsburgh
I
trained
at
a
psychiatrist
to
do
the
same
to
a
rural
public
psychiatry
fellowship
program
here
in
Pittsburgh
through
use
of
technology,
we
are
helping
doctors
all
around
the
country
and
the
world
America
gave
me
these
opportunities.
E
America
has
been
good
to
me,
but
I
already
had
all
these
opportunities
as
a
permanent
resident.
Like
all
of
you,
I
made
a
proactive
and
conscious
decision
to
become
a
citizen
of
United
States.
We
all
have
our
reasons
to
apply
for
citizenship
and
I'm
sure
there
are
a
variety
of
reasons
that
bring
each
of
you
to
this
oath
taking
ceremony.
E
One
of
the
values
of
this
country's
that
is
important
to
me
is
the
right
given
to
all
US
citizens
to
be
equal,
the
right
to
life,
liberty
and
pursuit
of
happiness.
So
unique,
isn't
it.
It
is
equally
important
to
appreciate
something
that
I
feel
is
really
unique
to
America,
and
it
is
that
culture
of
giving
value
to
each
other's
life
and
rights
and,
to
the
extent
the
government
here
we'll
go
to
protect
these
basic
rights.
E
This
is
most
appealing
to
me
today,
as
we
take
these
rights
and
the
benefits
of
US
citizenship.
Let
us
not
forget
the
responsibilities
of
citizenship,
the
responsibility
of
supporting
and
defending
the
Constitution
and
to
serve
the
country
when
required
to
vote
and
participate
in
the
democratic
process.
E
Tolerance
for
differences
is
also
a
responsibility
of
citizenship,
and
so
today
I
hope
we
start
a
new
journey
of
being
american
citizens
and
I
wish
each
and
every
one
for
you
to
build
a
house
of
your
dreams
to
plant
and
harvest
co
tree
of
hopes
and
raise
a
family
in
the
best
traditions
of
American
discipline.
Congratulations
and
thank
you.
A
Thank
you
for
your
comments,
mr.
sopra.
At
this
time,
I
would
like
to
open
the
floor
up
to
any
of
our
new
citizens
who
took
the
oath
today.
If
you
want
to
come
up
to
say
a
few
words
or
maybe
say
a
note
of
thanks
to
somebody
who's
here
with
you
today
who
helped
you
along
in
your
journey.
I
know
it
takes
a
lot
to
get
up
here
in
front
of
the
group,
but
if
anybody's
willing
to
talk
today
is
your
special
day
and
your
day
to
make
a
statement
and
make
an
impact.
A
A
A
B
Song
me.
B
C
B
B
B
B
B
A
And
thank
you
to
Patricia
aleska
for
reading
the
names.
That's
sometimes
very
challenging,
given
the
different
phonetic
rules
for
different
places
around
the
world,
but
she
I
think
she
did.
It
was
spectacular
job
one
last
time,
I'd
like
to
congratulate
all
the
new
citizens
today
and
thank
their
family
members
and
guests
for
attending
this
very
special
ceremony
at
this
very
special
location.
A
I'd
also
like
to
thank
our
distinguished
guests,
Valerie
McDonald,
Roberts
and
Councilwoman
Natalia
Rudy
ACK
I'd,
also
like
to
thank
the
welcoming
Pittsburgh
initiative
for
helping
us
coordinate
the
ceremony
today.
We
are
very
much
looking
forward
to
future
collaborations
with
the
welcoming
Pittsburgh
initiative
for
2016
and
become
active
in
your
community.
If
there's
any
places
that
you
think
we
need
to
reach
out
to
so
that
people
can
see
ceremonies
that
they
can
see
that
immigrants
take
an
active
role
in
the
community.