CCAI's Executive Director Discusses International Adoptions on PBS

 Save the Date for the
2008 Angels in Adoption Gala!

The 2008 Angels in Adoption Gala is on September 16, 2008 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. 

The Angels in Adoption™ Program, CCAI’s signature public awareness program, provides an opportunity to all members of the U.S. Congress to honor the good work of their constituents who have enriched the lives of foster children and orphans. This program includes an annual event in Washington, D.C., the Angels in Adoption™ gala, which is geared toward highlighting ordinary people doing extraordinary things. These “unsung heroes” are selected by members of the U.S. Congress.

In addition to these “unsung heroes” chosen from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, “National Angels” are recognized for their adoption and foster care advocacy on a broader, nationwide scale. Former “National Angels” include notables such as First Lady Laura Bush, Victoria Rowell, Muhammad Ali, Dave Thomas, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Bruce Willis.  Last year, more than 190 Members of Congress participated, making it the year’s single most significant Congressional event pertaining to child welfare in the United States.

*Click Here to Honor a 2008 Angels in Adoption™

 

U.S. Hague Convention Ratification

On December 12, 2007, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Maura Harty deposited the United States’ instrument of ratification of the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-Operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption at a ceremony in The Hague.  The United States is now a full member of the Hague Adoption Convention, which will enter into force for the United States on April 1, 2008.  As of that date, the Convention  will govern intercountry adoptions between the United States and other Convention member countries in accordance with the provisions of the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 (PL 106-279).