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	<title>Voices for Vietnam Adoption Integrity &#187; Chosing An Agency</title>
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		<title>New Resources On The Web For Prospective Adopters</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/11/19/new-resources-on-the-web-for-prospective-adopters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Office of Childrens Issues in the U.S. State Department has created a new website specifically for International Adoptions, Intercountry Adoption.  This new site has much of the information previously provided through the travel.state.gov site plus more information about the Hague and more up to date statistics and charts for each country.  It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If, Indeed</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/10/18/if-indeed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a former PAP, who is now a P and AP, I am grateful to Mirah, Amyadoptee and Stella for their comments on the last post.   Do I agree with all of their points of view?  No, but I am still grateful.  Because left to myself, I would not have the value of the perspective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agency Closing</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/08/05/agency-closing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Tucson Citizen:
Commonwealth Adoptions closing in Tucson, elsewhere
The board has made a decision to phase out,&#8221; President Marina Mayhew said on Tuesday.
She said no new families are being accepted as clients, but those already in the adoption process, which includes about five to 10 in Tucson, will still be served.
&#8220;We will make every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Said What</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/03/10/who-said-what/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Suddenly it seems everyone is talking about the Hague and how it might affect the renegotiation of the US-VN Agreement. Frankly at this point I&#8217;m having a hard time keeping all the various statements and references straight. So I thought the best place to start is a simple list of recent statements&#8230; no in-depth commentary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hague Compliance &#8211; Why Bother?</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/03/06/hague-compliance-why-bother/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/03/06/hague-compliance-why-bother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Jena, who blogs at Two Different Loves
There has been a lot of buzz this past week about which agencies have been accredited as Hague Compliant. There have been questions about why some agencies haven’t been. The larger question to ask may be, why is compliance with Hague regulations so important to look for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>36 of 42 Agencies Sign JCICS Standards</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/03/05/36-of-42-agencies-sign-jcics-standards/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/03/05/36-of-42-agencies-sign-jcics-standards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JCICS has published the list of the agencies who have agreed to follow the recently drafted Standards of Practice. Thirty-six of the forty-two agencies currently licensed in Vietnam signed. According to the timeline previously posted by JCICS, the next step will come later this month when &#8220;Joint Council will present our Standards of Practice to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JCICS Standards of Practice Released</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/02/14/jcics-standards-of-practice-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/02/14/jcics-standards-of-practice-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JCICS today released their Standards of Practice for Intercountry Adoption in Vietnam, as well as a Summary of the Standards, written by JCICS President and CEO, Tom DiFilipo. According to the JCICS website: &#8220;licensed adoption service providers must confirm their status as a Joint Council Vietnam Standards of Practice signatory no later than close-of-business on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JCICS Standards Still Not Available For Review</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/02/13/jcics-standards-still-not-available-for-review/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/02/13/jcics-standards-still-not-available-for-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chosing An Agency]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[JCICS originally promised to make its proposed Standards of Practice available for review on January 20th. That date was later pushed back to January 27th and finally to &#8220;early February.&#8221; As of 1:00pm Pacific Time on February 13th the Standards are still not available.
We understand that it takes time and careful deliberation to craft these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JCICS Standards Review Date Pushed Back</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/01/24/jcics-standards-review-date-pushed-back/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/01/24/jcics-standards-review-date-pushed-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JCICS has modified their update about the forthcoming Standards of Practice to say that they will be available for review &#8220;around January 27th&#8221; ; the statement previously said they would be made public around the 20th. The projected date for signatory ASP compliance to the new standards remains July 30, 2008.
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		<title>Embassy&#8217;s Quarterly ASP Meeting &#8211; Will Your Agency Be There?</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/01/23/embassys-quarterly-asp-meeting-will-your-agency-be-there/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2008/01/23/embassys-quarterly-asp-meeting-will-your-agency-be-there/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chosing An Agency]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US Embassy in Hanoi&#8217;s quarterly meeting on adoption issues in Vietnam is this Thursday, January 24th. For a number of reasons, this is a very important meeting. As we mentioned in the previous announcement, according to the invitation, there will be “a wide-ranging discussion of current issues in Vietnamese adoptions as well as visa [...]]]></description>
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