Meeting US Embassy

Hello -

Ethica will have a representative at an upcoming meeting required of
all U.S. adoption agencies at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa. The
notice is below. We are not sure if there will be time allowed for
Q&A, but we'd like to collect any questions that the community might
have. Please send them to ethica@.... Thank you!

Meeting notes will be posted on the Ethica website (www.ethicanet.org)
as well as on our email news list (ethicanews@yahoogroups.com).

--
Linh Song, MSW
Executive Director
Ethica

Adoption Agencies Meeting
U.S. Embassy
Tuesday, February 10th from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m.

The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy, Addis Ababa will host a
meeting February 10th at the Embassy to discuss issues relating to
inter-country adoptions. All adoption agencies registered with the
Government of Ethiopia that refer children to American citizens are
requested to send a representative.

This is a mandatory meeting. All agencies must send a representative
or else their interviews will be suspended until brought into
compliance. Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 3rd. No need to include
every attendee's name, just that your agency will be coming.
Attendance will be taken at the meeting.

(Contact information redacted.)

Subjects to be discussed are the following:

New Schedule: Consular staff will introduce a new interview schedule
for all agencies. Agency representatives will be given personalized
appointment schedules. This is an important change that all agencies
need to be present for.

Medical, Paperwork and Correspondence Issues: Consular staff will
discuss some technical issues relating to medical results, paperwork
and correspondence. There is an important addition to medical reports
that all agencies need to be aware of.

Ensuring Accountability and Honesty: Consular staff will discuss case
studies regarding ethical and accountable conduct by agency employees
and lessons that can be learned through them.

Please arrive early enough to pass through the Embassy security and be
seated by 2:30 p.m. Note that all cell phones will need to be left at
the security office when you enter the Embassy.