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	<title>Voices for Vietnam Adoption Integrity &#187; Ethics</title>
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		<title>From USCIS: Unable to Resume Processing Adoptions From Vietnam</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2012/02/06/from-uscis-unable-to-resume-processing-adoptions-from-vietnam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services posted this notice last week:  U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced it cannot approve a Form I-800, Petition to Classify Convention Adoptee as an Immediate Relative, filed on behalf of a child to be adopted from Vietnam. The Department of State (DOS) has determined that Vietnam has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ireland: Adoptions from Vietnam may be resumed</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/05/23/ireland-adoptions-from-vietnam-may-be-resumed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/05/23/ireland-adoptions-from-vietnam-may-be-resumed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 11:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The Post I.E.: It is widely expected that Irish officials will be given the go-ahead to proceed with negotiations after Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald received a positive report on the progress made on adoption and child protection processes after the recent return of an Irish delegation that travelled to the country to ‘‘assess [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Needs Adoption Promoted</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/05/20/special-needs-adoption-promoted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 03:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Vietnam News: Viet Nam had been slow in dealing with overseas adoption cases for orphans and abandoned children with special needs, experts said at a workshop on a pilot programme to support overseas adoption for children with special needs yesterday. Binh specified four groups of children under the &#8220;children with special needs.&#8221; The first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ireland-Vietnam adoption deal unlikely until concerns resolved</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/04/12/ireland-vietnam-adoption-deal-unlikely-until-concerns-resolved/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/04/12/ireland-vietnam-adoption-deal-unlikely-until-concerns-resolved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Irish Examiner: Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald is due to meet with authority chairman, Geoffrey Shannon, and its chief executive, Liz Canavan, today to discuss a range of adoption issues, including the possibility of securing a new administrative agreement with Vietnam. Ms Canavan said: &#8220;The negotiation of an administrative agreement with any Hague [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In the meantime&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/02/01/in-the-meantime/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/02/01/in-the-meantime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 22:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I read a blog post written by Love146 founder, Rob Morris.  I was gripped by what I read in the first paragraphs; I am the father of 6 children. My 4 youngest are adopted. I am the President &#38; Co-founder of a human rights organization working to end child trafficking and exploitation. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vietam&#8217;s Ministry of Justice posts new adoption law</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/01/12/vietams-ministry-of-justice-posts-specifics-of-new-adoption-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/01/12/vietams-ministry-of-justice-posts-specifics-of-new-adoption-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As posted on the MOJ website: Law on Child Adoption No. 52/2010/QH12 was just passed by the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 17 June. This Law takes effect on 1 January 2011 and replaces the existing regulations on child adoption. The new Law provides for three (3) principles of handling child [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A cautionary statement about the resumption of Vietnam adoptions</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2010/12/31/a-cautionary-statement-about-the-resumption-of-vietnam-adoptions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2010/12/31/a-cautionary-statement-about-the-resumption-of-vietnam-adoptions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was recently reported that Vietnam adopted the Hague Convention and that the country plans to put new adoption laws in place in January of 2011. While this is a positive step, the editors at VVAI would like to caution prospective adoptive parents (PAPs) about beginning new adoptions from Vietnam at this time. It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A daughter kidnapped at 3 years old in Thanh Hoa Province</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2010/10/28/a-daughter-kidnapped-at-3-years-old-in-thanh-hoa-province/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2010/10/28/a-daughter-kidnapped-at-3-years-old-in-thanh-hoa-province/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Motherland-Heritage.com: Lê Thanh Trang, born on November 20, 1995, was kidnaped on July 17, 1998 at 6 p.m at her home in Thanh Hoa Province while she was playing in the yard. The mother was cooking dinner and the father was working in Saigon. The birthparent of Mr. Le Khac Dau, born in 1956 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-human trafficking bill goes under the microscope</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2010/10/28/vn-anti-human-trafficking-bill-goes-under-the-microscope/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2010/10/28/vn-anti-human-trafficking-bill-goes-under-the-microscope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Viet Nam News: National Assembly deputies stressed the need for a comprehensive law to combat trafficking, but said the current draft was not detailed enough and would be unfeasible. &#8220;It is impossible to bring the current draft law to life as it will cause a conflict with other legal documents,&#8221; deputy Chu Son Ha [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam responds to &#8220;Anatomy of an Adoption Crisis&#8221; and updates readers on the status of Vietnam adoptions</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2010/10/02/u-s-ambassador-to-vietnam-responds-to-anatomy-of-an-adoption-crisis-and-updates-readers-on-the-status-of-vietnam-adoptions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2010/10/02/u-s-ambassador-to-vietnam-responds-to-anatomy-of-an-adoption-crisis-and-updates-readers-on-the-status-of-vietnam-adoptions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. Michael W. Michalak, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, responded to the article &#8220;Anatomy of an Adoption Crisis&#8221; in Foreign Policy magazine and updated readers on the status of future adoptions from Vietnam. His response is as follows: Dear Foreign Policy Editors: Kudos to Ms. Graff for tackling the very vexing issue of intercountry adoption. It’s one [...]]]></description>
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