02 October 2007

explanation for the fam (and friends):

The US Department of State issued a very serious warning yesterday about Guatemalan adoptions. The warning, found HERE, indicates that when the Hague Regulations are implemented on January 1st, adoption cases in-process (pending) WILL NOT BE GRANDFATHERED IN under current law and MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BE COMPLETED.

This means that if cases are NOT approved by PGN before January 1st, it is likely that families will not be able to complete current adoptions.

You can read more on the threat here : DOS THREAT

We need your help! We can not allow things to get to this point! The good news is that the U.S. DOS has only reported the plan. So far, they have taken no steps to protect us families with cases already in process. You can help us change that! You can do this, you can get YOUR friends and family to do this. EVERYONE can do this! Please help us bring our children home!

*Call the DOS Guatemalan Adoption Desk at 202-736-9090 or 202-647-4000
DOS email -- AskCI@state.gov

*Call, email or write your two U.S. Senators and your U.S. Congress person, You can find their contact information here.

*Call, email, or write the President of the United States
Email: comments@whitehouse.gov
mailto:resident@whitehouse.gov
vice_president@whitehouse.gov.
Comments Line: 202-456-1111
General Switchboard: 202-456-1414
FAX: 202-456-2461
Mailing address: The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500
White house fax for mail from kids: (202) 456-7705 [Have your kids write, too!]

*Sign the online petition :
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/foafoa1/

*more contact information :

The US Embassy in Guatemala email -- AMCitsGuatemala@state.gov

The US Embassy in Guatemala fax --(502) 2326-4654

DHS email -- Guatemala.Adoptions@dhs.gov

Please take the time to be involved. We want to introduce our daughter to all of our family and friends! Please help us make that possible!

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