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	<title>Voices for Vietnam Adoption Integrity &#187; US Department of State</title>
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		<title>Vietnam Adoption Notice &#8211; U.S. Department of State to delay resuming adoptions in Vietnam</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2012/02/01/vietnam-adoption-notice-u-s-department-of-state-to-delay-resuming-adoptions-in-vietnam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the US Department of State: Vietnam February 2012 Notice: U.S. Department of State to delay resuming adoptions in Vietnam The United States has determined that it will not resume intercountry adoptions in Vietnam on February 1, 2012, when the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption will enter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam ratifies the Hague Adoption Convention</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/11/11/vietnam-ratifies-the-hague-adoption-convention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:17:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Department of State: The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption will enter into force in Vietnam on February 1, 2012, following Vietnam&#8217;s ratification on November 1, 2011. The United States recognizes Vietnam&#8217;s initiatives leading to this significant development and applauds the Government of Vietnam&#8217;s renewed commitment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Embassy: &#8220;It is not possible to estimate when adoptions between the United States and Vietnam may resume.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/09/27/us-embassy-it-is-not-possible-to-estimate-when-adoptions-between-the-united-states-and-vietnam-may-resume/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From The Embassy of the United States, Hanoi, Vietnam: General Information The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Adoptions between the United States and Vietnam expired on September 1, 2008. Intercountry adoption from Vietnam to the U.S. is not possible at this time, including exceptional cases.  Vietnam Adoption Reform Vietnam has made immense progress on adoption [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Ambassador To Vietnam Confirmed</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/08/03/new-ambassador-to-vietnam-confirmed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Shear is on his way to Vietnam to take up his post as ambassador there after Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) lifted her hold, which she placed in order to pressure the State Department to act on Vietnamese adoption and custody problems. Marco Rubio&#8217;s hold was lifted in mid-June. In his confirmation hearing testimony given [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Department of State Adoption Notice &#8211; June 15, 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/06/15/us-department-of-state-adoption-notice-june-15-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/06/15/us-department-of-state-adoption-notice-june-15-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the US Department of State: Vietnam June 2011 Notice: Adoption Notice Vietnam Intercountry adoption is not possible from Vietnam at this time. Adoption service providers and prospective adoptive parents should not seek or accept new (or potential) adoption referrals from Vietnam until an announcement is posted that the United States Citizenship and Information Service [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AP Does Feature On Waiting Bac Lieu Cases</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/06/15/ap-does-feature-on-waiting-bac-lieu-cases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[16 Vietnamese kids, US families in adoption limbo Most of the adoptions already in the pipeline went forward under exceptions to the 2008 moratorium, but paperwork problems delayed the Bac Lieu cases. Vietnam now says it hopes to join the international Hague Convention on adoptions in October and that the pending cases must start over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Department on Twitter</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/03/21/state-department-on-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/03/21/state-department-on-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ambassador Susan Jacobs is tweeting  on her trip to Cambodia and Vietnam. Click here to follow her.]]></description>
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		<title>More On State Dept Trip To VN</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/03/15/more-on-state-dept-trip-to-vn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/03/15/more-on-state-dept-trip-to-vn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Special Advisor for Children&#8217;s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs&#8217; Travel to Cambodia and Vietnam Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs will visit Cambodia and Vietnam March 16 – 23 for meetings on intercountry adoptions. In Vietnam, Ambassador Jacobs will meet with government officials to discuss Vietnam’s stated goal of acceding to the Hague Convention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US and Vietnam To Discuss Adoption</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/03/14/us-and-vietnam-to-discuss-adoption/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/03/14/us-and-vietnam-to-discuss-adoption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Administrator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Straits Times&#8230; A US ENVOY will head this week to Vietnam and Cambodia to look at ways to resume adoptions, which have been suspended due to concerns over child trafficking, the State Department said on Monday. Susan Jacobs, the special US adviser on children&#8217;s issues, will head on Wednesday to the South-east Asian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going To The Source: Vietnam September Adoption Issues Cable</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2010/09/22/going-to-the-source-vietnam-september-adoption-issues-cable/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2010/09/22/going-to-the-source-vietnam-september-adoption-issues-cable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Document Number: 2007HANOI01820 From: American Embassy in Hanoi To: Secretary of State Date: October 2007 Subject: Vietnam September Adoption Issues Cable {approximately half of this document is redacted} Summary: During the month of September post [US Embassy in Hanoi] issued 65 adoption related immigrant visas. Post also significantly expanded its field verification of adoption cases. [...]]]></description>
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