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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
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October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6028]
Deposit of Instrument of Ratification
by the United States of the Hague
Convention on Protection of Children
and Co-operation in Respect of
Intercountry Adoption
Department of State.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: On December 12, 2007, the
United States deposited its instrument
of ratification for the Hague Convention
on Protection of Children and Cooperation with Respect to Intercountry
Adoption (the Convention). In
accordance with the terms of the
Convention, the Convention will enter
into force with respect to the United
States on April 1, 2008.
The United States signed the
Convention on March 31, 1994 and the
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President transmitted it to the Senate for
its advice and consent on June 11, 1998.
(S. Treaty Doc. 105–51 at III (1998)). On
September 20, 2000, the Senate gave its
advice and consent to the ratification of
the Convention, subject to certain
declarations, and on October 6, 2000,
Congress enacted the implementing
legislation for the Convention, the
Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000,
Public Law 106–279, 42 U.S.C. 14901–
14952 (the IAA). The President signed
the instrument of ratification on
November 16, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miki
Stebbing at 202–736–9086. Hearing or
speech-impaired persons may use the
Telecommunications Devices for the
Deaf (TDD) by contacting the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–800–
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Convention is a multilateral treaty that
provides a framework for the adoption
of children habitually resident in one
country that is a party to the Convention
by persons habitually resident in
another country that is also a party to
the Convention. The Convention
establishes procedures to be followed in
these intercountry adoption cases and
imposes safeguards to protect the best
interests of children. When the
Convention enters into force for the
United States, it will apply to the
United States as both a country of origin
(in outgoing adoption cases, i.e., where
children are emigrating from the United
States to a foreign country) and a
receiving country (in incoming adoption
cases, i.e., where children are
immigrating to the United States from a
foreign country).
The implementing legislation for the
Convention is the IAA. Under the
Convention, the IAA, and the final rule
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on accreditation, 22 CFR part 96, all
agencies and persons providing
adoption services in Convention cases
must be accredited, temporarily
accredited, approved, supervised or
exempt in order to provide adoption
services in Convention cases. By the
terms of the IAA, Convention cases are
adoption cases initiated in the child’s
country of residence with the filing of
the appropriate application (the
application for advance processing of an
orphan petition or petition to classify an
orphan as an immediate relative in the
United States) on or after April 1.
Dated: December 7, 2007.
Maura Harty,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular
Affairs, Department of State.
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for all attendees. Persons who plan to
attend should so advise the office of Dr.
Keith D. Miller, Department of State,
Office of Overseas Schools, Room H328,
SA–1, Washington, DC 20522–0132,
telephone 202–261–8200, by January 7,
2008. Each visitor will be asked to
provide his/her date of birth and
driver’s licence or U.S. passport number
at the time of registration and
attendance and must carry a valid photo
ID to the meeting. All attendees must
use the C Street entrance to the
building.
Dated: December 11, 2007.
Keith D. Miller,
Executive Secretary, Overseas Schools
Advisory Council, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Solicitation of Input and Participation
in a Dialogue To Review the
Standardized Program Structure for
Foreign Assistance
The Overseas Schools Advisory
Council, Department of State, will hold
its Executive Committee Meeting on
Thursday, January 17, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.
in Conference Room 1105, Department
of State Building, 2201 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC. The meeting is open to
the public.
The Overseas Schools Advisory
Council works closely with the U.S.
business community in improving those
American-sponsored schools overseas,
which are assisted by the Department of
State and attended by dependents of
U.S. Government families and children
of employees of U.S. corporations and
foundations abroad.
This meeting will deal with issues
related to the work and the support
provided by the Overseas Schools
Advisory Council to the Americansponsored overseas schools. The agenda
includes a review of the recent activities
of American-sponsored overseas schools
and the overseas schools regional
associations, a review of projects
selected for the 2006 and 2007
Educational Assistance Programs, which
are under development, and selection of
projects for the 2008 Educational
Assistance Program.
Members of the general public may
attend the meeting and join in the
discussion, subject to the instructions of
the Chair. Admittance of public
members will be limited to the seating
available. Access to the State
Department is controlled, and
individual building passes are required
The Office of the Director of U.S.
Foreign Assistance (F) is commencing
public consultations on the
‘‘Standardized Program Structure for
Foreign Assistance’’ (Program
Structure). The Program Structure was
developed in 2006 through a
deliberative interagency process as part
of the Secretary’s Foreign Assistance
Reform. It serves as a lexicon for
categorizing and tracking foreign
assistance activities from a number of
different foreign assistance
appropriation accounts, collectively
totaling in approximately $25 billion in
U.S. Foreign Assistance.
F will consider changes to the
Program Structure through a three-phase
process:
• Phase I will engage public
stakeholders (including NonGovernmental Organizations—NGOs) in
dialogue;
• Phase II will engage Federal
interagency partners; and
• Phase III will occur when all
external and internal stakeholder input
is collected and analyzed, and then
forwarded to the Director of U.S.
Foreign Assistance for a decision
regarding proposed adjustments to the
Program Structure.
This process is expected to take 4–6
months from the start date of the first
stage, and will result in a refined
Program Structure that will serve as the
foundation for future planning and
performance products. This notice
pertains to Phase I.
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The purpose of the consultative
process is to fulfill a commitment to
engage with external stakeholders to
obtain input to improve the Program
Structure (for example, to clarify
definitions, identify gaps, or remove
duplication). Consultation with external
stakeholders and analysis of their inputs
are expected to last for a period of
between 8–12 weeks. F will use the
administrative, technical, and logistical
services of the National Academy of
Public Administration (NAPA) to
facilitate consultations.
Effective December 3, 2007, the
Department of State will solicit the
public for recommended changes at the
‘‘program area’’ level (e.g. Transnational
Crime; Rule of Law and Human Rights;
Health; Macroecomonic Foundation for
Growth; Disaster Readiness) of the
structure, and below (i.e. program
element; program sub-element). The
public is strongly encouraged to review
the PROGRAM STRUCTURE by going to
the following Internet site: https://
www.state.gov/documents/organization/
93447.pdf. Written recommendations
for changes will be accepted ONLY
between December 3–14, 2007 (tentative
timeframe), and must be made, by
means of e-mail, to the following
address:
ForeignAssistanceDefinitions@state.gov.
Recommendations must state clearly the
recommended change, the rationale for
the change, and the expected impact on
other aspects of the Program Structure.
Following the solicitation period, five
(5) focus group meetings (addressing
each of the program objectives) will be
managed by the Department of State,
and hosted and facilitated by NAPA at
their location (900 7th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20001). Focus group
sessions are tentatively scheduled to
take place the week of January 7, 2008.
Participation will be limited to a
predetermined number of attendees
(due to space limitations), but the
Department of State and NAPA will
make every effort to ensure
representation of a broad cross-section
of stakeholders. The focus groups will
review written comments, discuss any
additional suggestions for changes and
make recommendations about which
changes should be further considered by
the Department of State. Individuals and
organizations interested in participating
in focus group sessions should contact
Lena Trudeau, Program Area Director,
Strategic Initiatives, National Academy
of Public Administration, (202) 315–
5476 (Direct), ltrudeau@napawash.org.
Following the focus groups, a plenary
session will review recommendations
made by each of the groups, before final
recommendations are forwarded to the
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6028]
Deposit of Instrument of Ratification by the United States of the
Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect
of Intercountry Adoption
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: On December 12, 2007, the United States deposited its
instrument of ratification for the Hague Convention on Protection of
Children and Co-operation with Respect to Intercountry Adoption (the
Convention). In accordance with the terms of the Convention, the
Convention will enter into force with respect to the United States on
April 1, 2008.
The United States signed the Convention on March 31, 1994 and the
President transmitted it to the Senate for its advice and consent on
June 11, 1998. (S. Treaty Doc. 105-51 at III (1998)). On September 20,
2000, the Senate gave its advice and consent to the ratification of the
Convention, subject to certain declarations, and on October 6, 2000,
Congress enacted the implementing legislation for the Convention, the
Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000, Public Law 106-279, 42 U.S.C. 14901-
14952 (the IAA). The President signed the instrument of ratification on
November 16, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Miki Stebbing at 202-736-9086. Hearing
or speech-impaired persons may use the Telecommunications Devices for
the Deaf (TDD) by contacting the Federal Information Relay Service at
1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Convention is a multilateral treaty that
provides a framework for the adoption of children habitually resident
in one country that is a party to the Convention by persons habitually
resident in another country that is also a party to the Convention. The
Convention establishes procedures to be followed in these intercountry
adoption cases and imposes safeguards to protect the best interests of
children. When the Convention enters into force for the United States,
it will apply to the United States as both a country of origin (in
outgoing adoption cases, i.e., where children are emigrating from the
United States to a foreign country) and a receiving country (in
incoming adoption cases, i.e., where children are immigrating to the
United States from a foreign country).
The implementing legislation for the Convention is the IAA. Under
the Convention, the IAA, and the final rule
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on accreditation, 22 CFR part 96, all agencies and persons providing
adoption services in Convention cases must be accredited, temporarily
accredited, approved, supervised or exempt in order to provide adoption
services in Convention cases. By the terms of the IAA, Convention cases
are adoption cases initiated in the child's country of residence with
the filing of the appropriate application (the application for advance
processing of an orphan petition or petition to classify an orphan as
an immediate relative in the United States) on or after April 1.
Dated: December 7, 2007.
Maura Harty,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. E7-24494 Filed 12-17-07; 8:45 am]
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