Montgomery County Welcomes New Citizens in a Naturalization Ceremony Held at the Gaithersburg Library

For Immediate Release: Friday, June 3, 2016

Montgomery County Public Libraries' Gaithersburg Branch, in partnership with the Office of Community Partnerships Gilchrist Center hosted a Naturalization Ceremony where 34 applicants from 27 different countries became U.S. citizens on June 1.

Countries represented, included: Albania; Algeria; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Democratic Republic of Congo; Denmark; El Salvador; Ethiopia; Guatemala; Haiti; Hong Kong; India; Iran; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Nepal; Nicaragua; Pakistan; Russia; South Africa; Senegal; Republic of Korea; Sri Lanka; and Venezuela.

City of Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman joined County officials Bruce Adams, director of the Office of Community Partnerships and Public Libraries Director Parker Hamilton in the ceremony. Representatives from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services officiated the ceremony.

Montgomery County Public Libraries provides immigrants and newcomers a wide-range of programs and services such as language classes, conversation clubs, workforce development and citizenship classes.  

For more information on the Office of Community Partnerships Gilchrist Center call 240-777-4960. For information on Libraries go to www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library.

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Release ID: 16-439
Media Contact: Judy Stiles 240-777-6507