A press release from the US State Department will be of interest to the international adoption community in America:

The United States has moved closer to its goal of ratifying the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption with the publication of proposed rules related to adoption and custody proceedings, and with the designation of two entities to handle the accreditation of adoption service providers.

The State Department has named the Council on Accreditation and the Colorado Department of Human Resources as entities responsible... more

Following yesterday's good news about international adoptions possibly opening a bit in India, more good news today ... this time from Ukraine.

From the US Embassy, emails have been sent with to families with adoption interest in that country with the following message:

Dear Members of the American Adoption Community Interested in Ukraine:

On July 3, 2006 the Minister for Family, Youth and Sports, Yuriy Pavlenko, held a press conference... more