The following letter was provided to PEAR for publication at large. It follows up CICIG’s request for clarification from Senator Landrieu on her comments questioning the legitimacy of the CICIG report Players Involved in the Illegal Adoption Process in Guatemala since the Entry into Force of the Adoption Law referenced in our blog on May 4, 2011 – http://pear-now.blogspot.com/2011/05/cicigs-report-on-players-involved-in.html. Senator …
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Agency Information: Florida Department of Children and Families’ Documents Concerning Celebrate Children International of Oveido Florida
Erin Siegal, author of the upcoming book, Finding Fernanda*, has released documents obtained from the Florida Department of Children and Families concerning Celebrate Children International (CCI) of Oveido Florida. The documents pertain to complaints about CCI’s International adoption programs. All documents were obtained in response to a public records request (Freedom of Information Act) made by Ms. Siegal as part …
CICIG’S Report on Players Involved in the Illegal Adoption Process in Guatemala since the Entry into Force of the Adoption Law
CICIG Report on on Players Involved in the Illegal Adoption Process in Guatemala since the Entry into Force of the Adoption Law is now available in English.http://cicig.org/index.php?page=reports EXCERPT FROM CICIG’S REPORT ON GUATEMALA ADOPTIONS: Latin America is one of the most unequal regions in the world, with one of the highest rates of violence, which affects mainly women and children. …
DOS Adoption Notice: Guatemala. Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs to Travel to Guatemala
April 27, 2011 Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs will visit Guatemala from April 24-25 to accompany Senator Mary Landrieu for meetings on intercountry adoption. She will meet with government officials and nongovernmental adoption stakeholders to discuss the status of U.S. citizen adoption cases that have been pending since the suspension of new adoptions by Guatemala in 2007. …
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 Adoption Notice: Guatemala
Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues February 3, 2011 Office of Children’s Issues Trip to Guatemala, December 2010 The Department’s Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, Ambassador Susan Jacobs, and the Chief of the Adoptions Unit of the Office of Children’s Issues, Alison Dilworth, travelled to Guatemala from December 6 – 11, 2010 to discuss …
DOS Adoption Notice: Guatemala
Adoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues December 20, 2010 The Office of Children’s Issues is asking U.S. citizens with active grandfathered adoption cases in Guatemala to send a brief email to AskCI@state.gov including the name(s) of the adopting parent(s), the name and date of birth of the child and the date that your I-600A and/or …
DOS Adoption Alert: Guatemala
GuatemalaAdoption AlertU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs to Travel to Guatemala December 7, 2010 On December 6, 2010 the Department of State issued the following media note: “Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs is visiting Guatemala December 7 to 11 for meetings on intercountry adoption. She …
DOS Adoption Alert: Guatemala Pilot FAQ
US DOS Frequently Asked Questions U.S. Withdrawal of Interest in Participating in Guatemala’s Pilot Adoption Program October 5, 2010 1.What is the Pilot Adoption Program and why was it initiated?2.Why did the U.S. Central Authority withdraw its interest in participation in the pilot program?3.Why is the U.S. pulling out before the CNA announces which countries have been selected to participate …
DOS Adoption Alert: Guatemala – US Withdraws
Adoption AlertU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Guatemala Pilot Program October 5, 2010 On October 5, 2010, the United States withdrew its letter of interest in participating in a pilot program to resume processing of intercountry adoption placements for a limited number of older children, groups of siblings, and children with special needs. The letter of …