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Formerly the Office of Representative Gerry Connolly
The Washington, D.C., office and the district office of former Representative Connolly will continue to serve the people of the 11th Congressional District of Virginia under the supervision of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Representative Connolly passed away on May 21, 2025. See Press Release
Congressman Connolly, Chairman Bulova, Delegate Keam Participate in Naturalization Ceremony in Fairfax for 100 New Citizens
Washington, DC,
May 24, 2013
Rep. Connolly participated today in a naturalization ceremony at the Government Center where 100 people from 38 nations were sworn in as United States Citizens. Read more.
Chairman Bulova, Representative Connolly, and Delegate Keam congratulate one of the 100 new U.S. citizens who were sworn in Friday at a ceremony at the Fairfax County Government Center Congressman Gerry Connolly, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova, and Virginia Delegate Mark Keam participated today in a naturalization ceremony at the Government Center where 100 people from 38 nations were sworn in as United States Citizens. The new citizens, accompanied by many family members, filled the Government Center's auditorium for the naturalization ceremony held by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Congressman Connolly, Chairman Bulova, and Delegate Keam addressed the group, each describing in their words what it meant to be an American. The new citizens also heard from an official of USCIS and local members of the community who themselves became naturalized citizens some years ago. Pride and patriotic fervor filled the room as many of the new citizens and their families clutched small American flags. At the end of the ceremony, Connolly, Bulova, Keam, and Claudia Young, USCIS Washington Field Office Section Chief, personally congratulated each of the new citizens. |
