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	<title>Voices for Vietnam Adoption Integrity</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>Adoption approved for West Palm Beach mom, daughter after 4 years</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2012/01/26/adoption-approved-for-west-palm-beach-mom-daughter-after-4-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From CBS12 : Angie adopted Jada as a seven-month old baby from a Vietnam orphanage. But Vietnamese and U.S. officials stalled the adoption process. Angie&#8217;s very public fight for her daughter last year, resulted in other families joining with her. The Vietnamese government approved the stalled adoptions. The email that changed everything came two days [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irish-VN Adoptions To Resume In Coming Months</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2012/01/17/irish-vn-adoptions-to-resume-in-coming-months/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vietnam is set to ratify the Hague Convention on February 1, and Ireland has been taking steps toward a new adoption agreement, with an eye on resuming adoptions early this year. According to The Irish Times: Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald, who recently returned from talks with officials in Hanoi, said she had made significant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Families bring Vietnamese orphans home following three year fight</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/12/28/families-bring-vietnamese-orphans-home-following-three-year-fight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/12/28/families-bring-vietnamese-orphans-home-following-three-year-fight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 03:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Fox 59 (Indiana): A time of celebration, tears of joy, and indescribable emotion. Wednesday, two central Indiana families got their miracle, years in the making. Three years ago, three Indiana couples thought they were months away from rescuing their children from a decaying Vietnam orphanage. They had no idea what they were about to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ambassador Visits Bac Lieu Orphanage</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/12/01/ambassador-visits-bac-lieu-orphanage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adoption issues clearer following Vietnam&#8217;s backing of accord, says [Irish] Minister</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/11/28/adoption-issues-clearer-following-vietnams-backing-of-accord-says-irish-minister/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Irish Times: THERE ARE issues still to be addressed in the area of adoption between Ireland and Vietnam, Minister of State for Trade And Development Jan O’Sullivan said yesterday, but the situation had improved considerably since Hanoi ratified the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. “There is more clarity about what the issues are, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adoptions to Ireland Reopening</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/11/11/adoptions-to-ireland-reopening/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/11/11/adoptions-to-ireland-reopening/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jena</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a news report today in the Irish Times, Ireland&#8217;s Minister for Children, Frances Fitzgerald, was quoted as saying, “Last month I met the Vietnamese ambassador to Ireland, Mr Vu Quang Minh,” Ms Fitzgerald said, “and I impressed upon the ambassador Ireland’s wish to continue to see Vietnam as a country of choice for adoption [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/11/11/vietnam-ratifies-the-hague-adoption-convention/#comments</comments>
		<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>Vietnam &#8216;ready to sign up to adoption convention&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/09/22/vietnam-ready-to-sign-up-to-adoption-convention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.adoptionintegrity.com/2011/09/22/vietnam-ready-to-sign-up-to-adoption-convention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Irish Examiner: It has emerged that following discussions between the Irish and Vietnamese authorities, Vietnam is preparing to ratify the Hague Convention on inter-country Adoption. The international agreement, which Ireland signed up to last year, is a system of co-operation among countries ensuring that adoptions take place in the best interests of the [...]]]></description>
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