Date: Tue, 26 May 2009
Subject: RIA Novosti video conference on adoption 5/28
From: RIA Novosti Washington <novosti.dc@gmail.com>
RUSSIAN NEWS & INFORMATION AGENCY NOVOSTI WASHINGTON BUREAU
1706 18th St. NW Washington DC 20009 USA
Tel. (202) 328-3238 Fax (202) 328-0137 E-mail:
novosti.DC@gmail.com
Russian-US Teleconference on Foreign Adoptions
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Hosted by RIA Novosti
1706 18 Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009
9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.
8:45- 9:00 a.m. Registration and breakfast Reception
9:00 Welcome and Introduction of Guests - Nargiz Asadova, Deputy Chief of
Washington Bureau of RIA Novosti
9:05 10:30 - Discussion
Statement: More than 60,000 Russian children have been adopted by American parents since 1992. The number of children adopted from the Russian Federation to the United States peaked in 2004 with 5,865 children. Since then, the number of Russian children adopted by Americans has been on the decline. What has fueled such a decline over the last few years? What is Russia s main concern regarding foreign adoptions? What can the United States do to address Russian concerns?
Speakers:
From Washington, DC
Michele Bond, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Overseas Citizen Services addressing United States policy
Kathleen Strottman, Executive Director, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute addressing the role and cooperation of the United States Congress in finding solutions
Judge Karen Howze, District of Columbia Superior Court addressing the citizenship and legal rights of children adopted by citizens of the Unites States
Charles Chuck Johnson, Chief Operating Officer of National Council For Adoption addressing typical problems faced by American Adoptions Service Providers
Thomas DiFilipo, President and CEO, Joint Council on International Children s Services addressing the Black List and why agencies are on it
Richard Klarberg, President and CEO, Council on Accreditation addressing the importance of Agency-accreditation as a means of accountability
From Moscow
Alexey Rudov, Expert , Federation Council s Committee on International Cooperation in Technological and Humanitarian issues.
Elena Mizulina, Head of Family, Health and Child Care Committee of the State Duma.
Nadezhda Gerasimova, Vice-Speaker of the State Duma
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (speaker TBA).
- Back to the Top -