Posted in In The News, US Embassy in Hanoi on Dec 1st, 2011 No Comments »
The following note was posted on the website of the US Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam: On November 29, Ambassador David Shear visited Bac Lieu province in southeast Vietnam. His itinerary in the province included a visit to Bac Lieu orphanage and meetings with local officials. While the Embassy has given no further public details about the [...]
Posted in In The News, US Department of State, US Embassy in Hanoi on Sep 27th, 2011 No Comments »
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 [...]
Posted in In The News, US Department of State, US Embassy in Hanoi on Aug 3rd, 2011 No Comments »
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’s hold was lifted in mid-June. In his confirmation hearing testimony given [...]
Posted in In The News, US Embassy in Hanoi on Apr 26th, 2011 1 Comment »
From The Embassy of the United States – Hanoi, Vietnam: Press Release U.S. Supports UNICEF Child Adoption Program in Vietnam HANOI, April 25, 2011 – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is contributing to a new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) program to help officials create regulations meeting international standards covering child adoption [...]
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