DALLAS, Texas – Four Buckner families were recognized as 2011 Angels in Adoption for their outstanding advocacy for foster care and adoption by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) in Washington, D.C. at an awards ceremony and gala Oct. 5. Read More
Aug 9, 2011
Filed in Domestic Adoption
August 5, 2011
The U.S. Department of State has issued the following Adoption Alert:
Ethiopian government officials have confirmed that several orphanages in the Southern Nations state are closed due to revocation of their licenses to operate by Ethiopian authorities. (read full text here)
SPECIAL NOTE: None of the orphanage closures outlined in the above Adoption Alert have an impact on Buckner/Dillon’s adoption work in Ethiopia.
Secretary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Sign Adoption Agreement
July 13, 2011
The Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security announced today, July 13, 2011, that
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signed a bilateral adoptions
agreement that will strengthen procedural safeguards in adoptions between our countries. Read More
By Susan Serrano
Dillon International
SPRING HILL, TENN.—The early steps of Brian Seay’s adoption journey were uncertain ones, fraught with questions as he and his wife, Amy, considered adding to their already bustling family of four biological children. Read More
From the U.S. Department of State Intercountry Adoption website for Ethiopia.
Notice: Significant delays remain likely for cases presented to Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs after March 8, 2011
The Government of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women, Children and Youth Affairs (MOWYCA) told the American Embassy officials that adoption cases presented to the Federal Court of First Instance prior to March 8, 2011 will be processed expeditiously. However, cases presented to the Court after March 8 will be processed in a more deliberate manner to allow greater scrutiny and oversight. Based on their March 8 announcement the American Embassy anticipates that MOWYCA will process these cases at a rate of approximately 5 per day. Read More
From the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website
Q&A: Adoption Processing in Ethiopia
Q. Is the U.S. Government planning to close the Ethiopian adoption program?
A. The U.S. Government supports the intercountry adoption program in Ethiopia. We will work closely with the Government of Ethiopia and other stakeholders to preserve and protect this valuable program, while also seeking to improve safeguards and ensure the program’s integrity. Read More
From the U.S. Department of State Office of Children’s Issues website for Ethiopia adoption news.
Summary of March 11 Ethiopia Conference Call
March 16, 2011
U.S. Department of State, Office of Children’s Issues, Adoption Division hosted a conference call for Adoption Service Providers on March 11, 2011 at 10:45 am to discuss recent announcements made by the Ethiopian Ministry of Women’s, Children’s and Youth Affairs (MOWCYA). Below is a summary of information presented on the call. Read More
March 9, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Citing the need to work on quality and focus on more important strategic issues, the Government of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Women, Children, and Youth Affairs (MOWCYA) will reduce to a maximum of five the number of adoption cases it processes per day, effective March 10, 2011. Read More
The Huggins family welcomes its newest member, Kristina Huggins.
By Beth Brinkmeyer
Angels from Abroad Coordinator and Community Assessments
Nearly seven months ago, a group of children unloaded from the plane tired, timid and anxiously hopeful for the future. This was the group of children that arrived in Dallas with the Angels from Abroad program last summer. The future held such potential for them and still does, but for some a new journey has just begun. Read More
February 25, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
DALLAS – Recent changes in Russian law governing overseas hosting programs for orphans have prompted Buckner International to postpone the 2011 ‘Angels from Abroad’ program in order to evaluate the necessary resources needed to comply with the new law. 
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