Some of the 20 new U.S. citizens sworn in at a naturalization ceremony Saturday at Fuller Lodge sponsored by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Guest speakers Eli Ben-Naim, far left, and Homa Nassiri, center, listen with Rotary Club of Los Alamos vice-chair Linda Hull at Saturday’s naturalization ceremony at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Rotary Club of Los Alamos president Phil Dabney, far left, chats with Immigration Services Officer Anthony P. Derieux who was master of ceremonies for Saturday’s naturalization ceremony and Alice “Jackie” Puccetti, Acting Field Office Director of the Albuquerque Field Office foe U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Rotarians, left, Laura Gonzales, Lesley Harelson and Brian Newnam serve refreshments Saturday at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Linda Hull, vice chair of the Rotary Club of Los Alamos chats with Rep. Christine Chandler following Saturday’s naturalization ceremony at Fuller Lodge. Hull took over presenting the event following the hospitalization of James Nesmith who has organized the naturalization events in Los Alamos for many years. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

New U.S. citizen Ana Maria Fukui, center, is congratulated by Ellen Ben-Naim and Los Alamos County Councilor David Izraelevitz Saturday following the naturalization ceremony at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Dr. Eli Ben-Naim, who immigrated to the United States from Israel addresses the audience Saturday. Ben-Naim is a theoretical physicist and deputy leader of the Physics of Condensed Matter and Complex Systems at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Annaiysiya Mata, a student at Barranca Elementary School, speaks with Rep. Christine Chandler following Saturday’s naturalization ceremony at Fuller Lodge. Mata was delighted to see so many people from Mexico sworn in as U. S. citizens, especially family friend Ana Maria Fukui. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
U.S. citizen Homa Nassiri, an electrical engineer who immigrated to the United States from Iran, speaks at Saturday’s naturalization ceremony at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com

Friends and family snap photos Saturday at a naturalization ceremony sponsored by Rotary Club of Los Alamos held at Fuller Lodge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com