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Kyrgyzstan: US Department of State Adoption Notice – February 25, 2011
From the US Department of State: Kyrgyzstan Notice Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs Office of Children’s Issues February 25, 2011 In January 2011, The Department of State published the Annual Report on Intercountry Adoption to Congress. We learned that one case was mistakenly reported as an adoption of a Kyrgyz [...]
Kyrgyzstan: U.S., Kyrgyz officials discuss delay of orphans’ adoption by Americans
From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: A U.S. government official has held talks in Bishkek with Kyrgyz authorities about the fate of 65 Kyrgyz orphans in a delayed process of being adopted by Americans, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reports. Susan Jacobs, the U.S. secretary of state’s special adviser for international children’s issues, met with acting Kyrgyz Supreme [...]
Kyrgyzstan: 64 American adoptions still stalled after 2 years
From Eurasianet.org: After protracted talks, officials on both sides are optimistic that the [two-year] adoption logjam [of 64 children] will finally be broken — but they all concede that the issue will ultimately need to be resolved by the Kyrgyz legislators who are elected in the nation’s October 10 parliamentary elections. “The parliament will be [...]
U.S. State Department requests to expedite adoption process of 65 Kyrgyz children by American citizens
From “24.kg” News Agency: The U.S. State Department requests to expedite the adoption process of 65 Kyrgyz children by American citizens. It is reported by the press office of the Supreme Court of KR. Reportedly, special adviser to the Office of Children’s Issues Susan Jacobs arrived in Kyrgyzstan by order of the Secretary of State [...]
“I’m watching her grow up from far away”- Flint woman waits two years for daughter she loves in Kyrgyzstan
From MLive.com: Mia is among at least 65 children stuck in adoption limbo in the central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan because of a moratorium the Kyrgyz government placed on all international adoptions as it overhauls regulations to its adoptions system ……… Sharp is among dozens of heartbroken families who were just days away from becoming [...]
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