Major General Catto and Consul General Powell congratulate new U.S. citizen

Consul General Powell Congratulates New U.S. Citizens at Naturalization Ceremony in Stuttgart 
April 9, 2008. The U.S. Consulate General in Frankfurt organized a naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Army Garrison in Stuttgart on April 9. 11 armed forces service members took the oath of allegiance and became U.S. citizens during a special overseas military naturalization ceremony. On February 6, 2008, the Consulate swore in 13 new citizens in Vilseck; similar ceremonies have also taken place in the past in Heidelberg and Kaiserslautern. In 2007, 148 service members were naturalized at events organized by the Consulate. Consul General Jo Ellen Powell said at the ceremony in Stuttgart that U.S. citizenship was the greatest benefit that this country had to give and we are honored to have the ability to recognize service to our country in this way. Major General William D. Catto, Chief of Staff at the Headquarters of the United States European Command in Stuttgart, presided over the ceremony for the service members, their families and friends.