Thursday, October 18, 2012

U.S.-RUSSIA BILATERAL ADOPTION AGREEMENT

FROM: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

United States - Russia Bilateral Adoption Agreement

Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
October 18, 2012

The Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are pleased to announce that the Agreement between the United States of America and the Russian Federation Regarding Cooperation in Adoption of Children will enter into force on November 1, 2012, following an exchange of diplomatic notes between the U.S. and Russian governments.

The Department of State and USCIS work to promote a safe, ethical, and transparent adoption process for prospective adoptive parents, birth families, and children involved in intercountry adoptions.

Each year, thousands of children find loving, nurturing homes through intercountry adoptions, and the lives of thousands of American families have been enriched by welcoming Russian orphans into their homes. In April 2010, the U.S. and Russian governments began negotiating the Agreement to strengthen procedural safeguards in the adoption process between the United States and Russia.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signed the Agreement on July 13, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The Russian Duma approved the Agreement on July 10, 2012 and the Russian Federation Council approved the Agreement on July 18, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the Agreement into law on July 28, 2012.

The full text of the Agreement, as well as a detailed FAQ can be found online at
http://adoption.state.gov.

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