Yellen to participate in July 4 naturalization ceremony -Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on July 4 will take part in a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Companies (USCIS) naturalization ceremony for 52 individuals from 42 nations, together with members of the U.S. navy, the Treasury mentioned on Wednesday.
Yellen will ship remarks and congratulate the brand new U.S. residents in the course of the Independence Day ceremony at Mount Vernon, the Virginia property of first U.S. president George Washington, a Treasury spokesperson mentioned.
Yellen has known as for elevated immigration as a approach to assist cut back an acute U.S. labor scarcity and ease inflation pressures.
Kimberly Zanotti, director of the USCIS Washington Area Workplace, is scheduled to preside over the ceremony and administer the Oath of Allegiance to the naturalized residents. The candidates are from nations on all main continents, together with Afghanistan, Canada, China, Ukraine, Australia, Kenya and Colombia.
(Reporting by David Lawder)
