Posted in Ethics, Hague, In The News on Apr 11th, 2009 No Comments »
In March, a delegation of officials from Vietnam attended a conference sponsored by the Joint Council on International Children’s Services (JCICS). The delegation also met with officials from the US Department of State. After the conference, JCICS President Tom DiFilipo said in an discussion on Creating a Family that the delegation declared that Vietnam intends [...]
Posted in Hague, In The News on Apr 9th, 2009 No Comments »
Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn, recently visited Vietnam with Senators John McCain, R-Arizona, and Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina. During the visit, Senator Klobuchar addressed the issue of a new adoption agreement between the United States and Vietnam with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
An article in Minnesota’s Star Tribune says that Klobuchar called the meeting “a good [...]
Posted in Hague, In The News, US Department of State on Mar 11th, 2009 No Comments »
In February, we posted a report that the new assistant to US Secretary of State in charge of consular affairs, Janice L. Jacobs was in Vietnam working with Vietnamese officials on a variety of matters, including adoption. However, we cautioned PAPs (prospective adoptive parents) that a new agreement could still take time.
Last week, Ethica issued a [...]
Posted in Hague, In The News on Jan 7th, 2009 No Comments »
From VietNamNet Bridge in their article dated 1/7/09:
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem has requested that the relevant ministries and local authorities tighten administrative procedures relating to marriages between locals and foreigners, as well as other family matters such as adoptions.
According to the Government Office, the Deputy PM has tasked the Ministry of Justice [...]
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