Joint USCIS-State Delegation to Guatemala During the week of May 13, 2013, Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs traveled with USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas to Guatemala for meetings with Guatemalan government officials of agencies directly involved in adoptions, including the Procuraduría General de la Nación (PGN) and the Guatemalan National Council on Adoption (CNA). They also met with members of the Supreme …
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DOS Adoption Notice: Notes from Ambassador Jacobs’ Meeting with Adoption Service Providers on December 11, 2012 in Addis Ababa
Ethiopia January 25, 2013 Notice: Notes from Ambassador Jacobs’ Meeting with Adoption Service Providers on December 11, 2012 in Addis Ababa During a visit to Addis Ababa from December 8-11, 2012, Ambassador Susan Jacobs, Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, met with the staff of U.S.-based Adoption Service Providers (ASPs). The Office of Children’s Issues posts this notice to provide interested …
Ambassador Jacobs to Travel to Kyrgyzstan
Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Travels to Kyrgyzstan Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC January 14, 2013 Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs will travel to Kyrgyzstan from January 14-18, 2013. This is the Special Advisor’s fifth visit to Kyrgyzstan. In Kyrgyzstan, Special Advisor Jacobs will meet with government officials and nongovernment representatives and participate in …
DOS Adoption Notice: Vietnam Update
Vietnam December 2012 Notice: Special Advisor Jacobs Visits Vietnam Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs recently met with host government officials in Vietnam to discuss Vietnam’s current progress on adoption reform to meet obligations under the Hague Convention and improve child welfare. Vietnam became a party to the Hague Adoption Convention (the Convention) February 1, 2012, and is …
Ambassador Jacobs, Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Travels to Ethiopia
Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Travels to Ethiopia Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC December 6, 2012 Special Advisor for Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs will visit Ethiopia from December 7-13. She will meet with Ethiopian Government officials to discuss intercountry adoptions and the implementation of the Pre-Adoption Immigration Review (PAIR) program. Jacobs will also meet with non-governmental …
DOS Adoption Alert: Kazakhstan Suspends Intercountry Adoptions
Kazakhstan August 21, 2012 Alert: Kazakhstan Suspends Intercountry Adoptions The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan informed the U.S. Embassy in Astana on August 9 that Kazakhstan is suspending intercountry adoptions to the United States, effective immediately. Ambassador Susan Jacobs, Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, met with government officials in Kazakhstan on August 16 to address the Ministry’s concerns. The …