IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN? ROMANIA'S BAN ON INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION
September 14, 2005 - 2237 Rayburn House Office Building
Official Transcript:
Witnesses:
Name
Title
Affiliation
Hon. Sam Brownback
Chairman
Helsinki Commission
Hon. Christopher H. Smith
Co-Chairman
Helsinki Commission
Hon. Maura Harty
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs
U.S. Department of State
H.E. Sorin Ducaru
Ambassador to the United States
Romania
Mr. Thomas Atwood
President & CEO
National Council for Adoption
Ms. Debra Murphy-Scheumann
President of the Board of Directors
Joint Council on International Children’s Services
Dr. Dana Johnson
Director
International Adoption Clinic, University of Minnesota
Mr. Elliot Forsyth
Prospective Adoptive Parent
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