Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) has decided to withdraw her dual Swiss citizenship.
The conservative congresswoman addressed the matter in a statement on Thursday on the heels of news that she had been granted citizenship of the European country.
"I sent a letter to the Swiss Consulate requesting withdrawal of my dual Swiss citizenship, which was conferred upon me by operation of Swiss law when I married my husband in 1978," she said. "I took this action because I want to make it perfectly clear: I was born in America and I am a proud American citizen. I am, and always have been, 100 percent committed to our United States Constitution and the United States of America. As the daughter of an Air Force veteran, stepdaughter of an Army veteran and sister of a Navy veteran, I am proud of my allegiance to the greatest nation the world has ever known."
Had Bachmann not reversed course on the citizenship issue, it appears she would have been eligible to run for office in Switzerland. She laughed off a question on the political factor while talking with a Swiss television station earlier this week.
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