Transcript of Q & A Live Event with Richard Armitage from the State Alumni website.

Name: Anca Paduraru

Country/Territory: Romania

Does the Department of State have any information regarding Romanian children adopted abroad who were lost into the system, that is no one knows their whereabouts in their adoptive countries and what they became?I ask this since scary reports surfaced in Romanian media, regarding alleged abuse against these kids - going as far as killing them for body parts - which in their turn fueled the media campaign supporting the Romanian Government position to stop all international adoptions.

Name: Richard Armitage

I have no knowledge of the particular case. I have seen media comments and I think some of those are spurious allegations and we're dismayed by those reports. The United States does support inter-country adoption as an option for children in need of a loving, permanent family placement who cannot find one in their home country. Obviously, if there were these loving, permanent family placements in the home countries, that would be best, but lacking those we're very supportive of inter-country adoptions.