The Oath of Allegiance was administered to 151 new U.S. citizens at the latest naturalization ceremony in Rockland County.
Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperator hosted the ceremony at the Rockland County Fire Training Center in Pomona, where Judge Victor Alfieri Jr. served as the officiating state Supreme Court justice.
The keynote speaker was Dr. Ram Nagubandi, commissioner of the Rockland County Commission on Human Rights. Organ transplant recipients Michael Prendergast and Lauren Shields spoke on behalf of the New York Organ Donor Network. Michael Mark performed several musical selections, while hundreds observed the ceremony.
Country & # of citizens
Argentina 1
Barbados 1
Belize 1
Canada 1
Columbia 1
Dominica 2
Dominican Republic 36
Ecuador 5
El Salvador 3
Georgia 3
Germany 2
Ghana 1
Guatemala 2
Guyana 1
Haiti 16
India 14
Indonesia 1
Ireland 7
Israel 3
Italy 1
Jamaica 11
Mexico 2
Nigeria 2
Pakistan 3
Peru 1
Philippines 5
Poland 5
Portugal 1
Russia 1
Saudi Arabia 2
St. Vincent-Grenadines 1
Switzerland 1
Syria 2
Trinidad & Tobago 1
Uganda 1
Ukraine 1
United Kingdom 2
USSR 1
Uzbekistan 1
Venezuela 2
Vietnam 1
Yugoslavia 2
