RESOURCE: Video of “Stolen Children: Illegal Practices in International Adoption and the Need for Reform”

Erin Siegal of Finding Fernanda, has posted a link to the video from the “Stolen Children: Illegal Practices in International Adoption and the Need for Reform” conference at American University’s Washington College of Law. http://findingfernanda.com/2011/06/video-from-stolen-children-conference/ Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/ People for Ethical Adoption Reform www.pear-now.org

Left in limbo: Nepalese adoptions halted (PBS)

Left in limbo: Nepalese adoptions halted (PBS) On Mother’s Day weekend, adoptive parents on the verge of bringing home a child find themselves caught between two governments. By Habiba Nosheen and Lisa Desai May 6, 2011 The U.S. State Department has suspended adoption of abandoned Nepalese children, citing numerous examples of unreliable and possibly fraudulent documents. For Dee Dee Milton …

DOS Teleconference on Guatemala Adoption

The following notice was published at the DOS website:http://adoption.state.gov/about_us/guatemala_teleconference.php Teleconference on Guatemala Adoptions Thursday March 31, 2011 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am (EDT) The U.S. Department of State Office of Children’s Issues Adoptions Division would like to invite prospective adoptive parents, adoption service providers, and adoption stakeholders with an interest in Guatemala adoptions to a teleconference with the Office …

DOS Office of Children’s Issues Overhauls Webiste

The US Department of State has redesigned its website – it is worth taking a look. One notable improvement~ all Adoption Alerts and Notices have been archived on each country-specific page for easy and complete access. Prospective adoptive parents may wish to spend some time reading through the abundance of adoption related information contained on the site. http://adoption.state.gov Ethics, Transparency, …

Media Coverage of US DOS Visit to Cambodia

The following stories were published today concerning the visit by US Department of State officials to Cambodia Voice of America: US Maintains Ban on Cambodian Adoptions Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh Friday, 18 March 2011 A US envoy for children’s issues declined to lift a ban on US adoptions from Cambodia Friday, despite the 2009 passage of an …

Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs’ Travel to Cambodia and Vietnam

Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC March 14, 2011 Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs will visit Cambodia and Vietnam March 16 – 23 for meetings on intercountry adoptions. In Cambodia, she will meet with government officials and non-governmental adoption stakeholders to discuss how the United States can work together with the Cambodian government to further …

US Embassy Kathmandu Biometrics Fee Clarification

From DOS to adopting families, on behalf of the US Embassy in Kathmandu: The U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu has been receiving requests from prospective adoptive parents currently residing in Kathmandu to retake their fingerprints at the Embassy because their fingerprint clearances have expired. The Departments of State and Homeland Security strongly urge all prospective adoptive parents to ensure that their …

USDOS: Response to Petition2Congress Nepal Adoption

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s IssuesResponse to Petition2Congress on Behalf of the American Families Pursuing Adoptions from Nepal November 5, 2010 The Department of State appreciates the interest of the American public and Members of Congress in the status of intercountry adoptions in Nepal and the concerns of U.S. citizens who are pursuing the adoption of …

MOWCSW Grants Additional 60 Days to Pipeline Families

On October 21, 2010, Secretary Shrestha of the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MOWCSW) provided Ambassador Scott DeLisi with written confirmation that the Ministry is granting 60 day extensions (for a total of 120 days) to prospective adoptive parents in the Nepal pipeline for whom the Embassy had sent a letter requesting an extension. The Embassy will provide …