DOS released the FY 2012 Annual Report on Intercountry Adoption on its website today: http://adoption.state.gov/ Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/ People for Ethical Adoption Reform www.pear-now.org
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Universal Accreditation Act Becomes Law
President Obama signed the Intercountry adoption Universal Accreditation Act on January 14, 2013. The DOS published the following Announcement on the Universal Accreditation Act: On January 14, 2013, the President signed The Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 (UAA), one of the last bills passed in the final days of the 112th Congress. The effective date of the …
Ambassador Jacobs to Travel to Kyrgyzstan
Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Travels to Kyrgyzstan Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 14, 2013 Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs will travel to Kyrgyzstan from January 14-18, 2013. This is the Special Advisor’s fifth visit to Kyrgyzstan. In Kyrgyzstan, Special Advisor Jacobs will meet with government officials and nongovernment representatives and participate in …
Updates from Philippine Adoption Authority (ICAB)
The Australian Central Authority under the Hague has published the following information on its intercountry adoption web pages. Please note that despite the fact that the Australian government states this information was made available to all Central Authorities in September 2012, the US DOS has not published any updated information concerning the Philippine program since the winter of 2011. For …
DOS FAQs: Bilateral Adoption Agreement with Russia October 15, 2012
FAQs: Bilateral Adoption Agreement with Russia October 15, 2012 Q: Why is there a Bilateral Adoption Agreement with Russia?Each year, thousands of children find loving, nurturing homes through intercountry adoptions, and the lives of thousands of American families have been enriched by welcoming Russian orphans into their homes. Although the vast majority of U.S. adoptions of Russian children have resulted …
DOS Adoption ALert: Russia Bilateral Agreement/Department of State and Russian Authorities issue joint statement on Adoption Agreement’s entry into force
Alert: Department of State and Russian Authorities issue joint statement on Adoption Agreement’s entry into force A joint Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services team traveled to Moscow September 26 – 28 to meet with Russian officials to discuss implementing procedures for the Agreement between the United States of America and the Russian Federation Regarding Cooperation in …
USCIS Country Information on Cambodia Adoption
The USCIS has recently published country information on its intercountry adoptions pages. The following is their statement on Cambodia, which can be found at: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=ecab18a1f8b73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=ecab18a1f8b73210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD Cambodia is a party to the Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention. DOS determined that Cambodia is currently not meeting its obligations under the Convention. For this reason, DOS Consular officers cannot issue the required Hague Adoption …
DOS Office of Children’s Releases FY 2011 Annual Report on Intercountry Adoption Statistics
The DOS has published it Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Report on Intercountry Adoption. A copy of the report can be downloaded on the DOS Adoption website: http://adoption.state.gov/ by clicking the link under “Latest News” on the left hand side of the screen. Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/ People for Ethical Adoption Reform www.pear-now.org
FAQs: Bilateral Adoption Agreement with Russia
FAQs: Bilateral Adoption Agreement with RussiaJuly 13, 2011 Q: Why is there a Bilateral Adoption Agreement with Russia?Each year, thousands of children find loving, nurturing homes through intercountry adoptions, and thousands of American families are enriched by welcoming Russian orphans into their homes. In light of concerns raised by several tragic cases, in April 2010, the U.S. and Russian governments …
Special Advisor for Children’s Issues to Visit Haiti this Week
DOS/OCI Press release June 21, 2011 Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, Ambassador Susan Jacobs, will visit Haiti June 22 – 24 to discuss how the United States can support Haiti in its efforts to join the Hague Adoption Convention. The visit to Haiti will mark the second round of meetings hosted by the Governments of France and Canada that began …