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• Deliver keynote remarks (USCIS leadership or guest speaker); • Play Presidential, Secretary's, or Director of USCIS' congratulatory remarks; • Recite the Pledge of Allegiance; • Deliver concluding remarks (Master of Ceremonies or USCIS field leadership);121and • Present the Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550)by USCIS leadership or officers. The Naturalization Ceremony Presentation includes all required video and musical elements the office plays at various points in the naturalization ceremony program. Field offices may also enhance the ceremony program with additional appropriate elements, such as approved musical selections included in the Naturalization Ceremony Presentation. When USCIS plays musical selections during ceremonies, naturalization applicants are not required to stand or sing. D. Guest Speakers USCIS welcomes distinguished community members who are U.S. citizens by birth or naturalization to participate as guest speakers in administrative naturalization ceremonies. A guest speaker may be a: • Civic leader; • Government leader; • Military leader; • Member of Congress; • Judge; • Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official; or • A person whom USCIS deems appropriate for the occasion. Local USCIS field leadership must carefully review and select guest speakers based on their relevance to the occasion, with particular focus on their outstanding achievements, contributions to the nation or their community, personal experience, or notable activities as a citizen of the United States. USCIS field leadership must review the qualifications of any potential guest speaker who is not a DHS employee, and approve his or her role in the program before he or she speaks at an administrative naturalization ceremony.IL2If USCIS headquarters selects a guest speaker for a USCIS field office's administrative