Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Adoption: Joint Council Call to Action- Vietnam

I received the following from the adoption agency Adoptions Together:
Senators Landrieu and Coleman, along with other Members of Congress, are continuing to show their support of ensuring every child’s right to a permanent, safe, and loving family.  As part of their commitment, they will be forwarding a letter to Nguyen Tan Dung, the Prime Minister of Vietnam.  This letter will encourage Vietnam’s continued participation in negotiations related to the new bilateral agreement on intercountry adoption.  The letter will express Congressional support for the continuation of intercountry adoption and will emphasize the importance of the transition to a Hague-compliant system and a new bilateral treaty.
Between Monday, January 5th and Wednesday, January 7th, individuals can support this important initiative through the following methods.  Please note that many of the Congressional offices will be closed for periods of time throughout the Holiday Season.  Please be sure to contact your Congressional offices between January 5th and 7th. 
  1. Contact your Congressional Representatives and Senators and ask them to sign the letter to the Prime Minister of Vietnam regarding the future of intercountry adoptions from Vietnam.  Also, not that if they are interested in signing, they should contact Sarada Peri from Senator Landrieu’s office (Sarada_Peri@landrieu.senate.gov) by Wednesday, January 7th.  For a list of Senators and Congressman that have signed the letter as of the time of this writing, please see below.
You can find your Senators’ phone numbers and email address at www.senate.gov
You can find your Representatives’ phone numbers and email address at www.house.gov
Please note that many of the Congressional offices will be closed for periods of time throughout the Holiday Season.
  1. Send a notice of support (and ensure that you receive updates on this initiative) via the Joint Council website.  To finalize your message, you will need to follow the steps below.
    1. Click here to go to Joint Council’s Webpage
      1. Please note that this is a donation and sign-up page.  This initiative is not an appeal for a donation.
    2. Once on this page, please click, “Sign me up for Joint Council news.”
    3. Under the communications preferences, select the drop down menu for “Newsflashes and Updates.”
    4. Click “Sign me up.”
    5. Fill in your information
    6. Under the comment section type “Letter to Vietnam Prime Minister.”
Joint Council will also be forwarding the names of individual who contact us to Senators Landrieu and Coleman.
  1. Contact your friends and family encouraging them to join the effort.  Please feel free to forward this email to all interested parties.
The letter to the Prime Minister can only be successful with your help! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Joint Council staff via advocate@jcics.org 
 
Please note the following Senators have already signed the letter to the Prime Minister of Vietnam:
Senator Landrieu
Senator Coleman
Senator Oberstar
Senator Lincoln
Senator Lautenberg
Senator Menendez
Senator Kerry
Senator Johnson
Senator Bill Nelson
Senator Akaka
Senator Roberts
Senator Murkowski
Senator Durbin
Senator Klobuchar
Lieberman
Levin
Bennett
Dodd
Thune
Feingold

Please note the following Representatives have already signed the letter to the Prime Minister of Vietnam:
Rep. Jim Oberstar
Rep. Scott Garrett
Rep. Jerry Costello
Rep. Dennis moore
Rep. Pete roskam
Rep. John yarmouth
Rep Pete Hoekstra
Rep Doug Lamborn
Rep Tammy Baldwin
Rep Joe Pitts
My congressmen are:

Senator Benjamin Cardin (D) Maryland
  • home
  • contact
  • Phone:202-224-4524
    Fax:202-224-1651
    Address:509 Hart Senate Office Building
    Washington, DC 20510
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D) Maryland
  • home
  • contact
  • Washington, DC
    503 Hart Senate Office Building
    Washington, D.C. 20510
    (202) 224-4654
Representative Steny Hoyer (D) Maryland District 5
  • home
  • contact
  • 1705 Longworth House Office Building
    Washington, D.C. 20515
    Phone - (202) 225-4131
    Fax - (202) 225-4300
  • U.S. District Courthouse
    6500 Cherrywood Lane, Suite 310
    Greenbelt, MD 20770
    Phone - (301) 474-0119
    Fax - (301) 474-4697
  • 401 Post Office Road, Ste. 202
    Waldorf, MD 20602
    Phone - (301) 843-1577
    Fax - (301) 843-1331
  • House Majority Leader site - http://majorityleader.gov/
This is the message that I submitted to each of them:

Please sign the letter to the Prime Minister of Vietnam regarding the future of intercountry adoptions from Vietnam by contacting Sarada Peri from Senator Landrieu’s office (Sarada_Peri@landrieu.senate.gov) by Wednesday, January 7th.

The letter to the Prime Minister can only be successful with your help! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Joint Council staff via advocate@jcics.org

Please note the following Senators have already signed the letter to the Prime Minister of Vietnam:

Senator Landrieu
Senator Coleman
Senator Oberstar
Senator Lincoln
Senator Lautenberg
Senator Menendez
Senator Kerry
Senator Johnson
Senator Bill Nelson
Senator Akaka
Senator Roberts
Senator Murkowski
Senator Durbin
Senator Klobuchar
Lieberman
Levin
Bennett
Dodd
Thune
Feingold


Please note the following Representatives have already signed the letter to the Prime Minister of Vietnam:

Rep. Jim Oberstar
Rep. Scott Garrett
Rep. Jerry Costello
Rep. Dennis moore
Rep. Pete roskam
Rep. John yarmouth
Rep Pete Hoekstra
Rep Doug Lamborn
Rep Tammy Baldwin
Rep Joe Pitts


LINKS:
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  1. Updated Letter: http://www.jcics.org/Vietnam.htm#Monday,_January_5th_and_Wednesday,_January_7th
  2. Joint Council on International Children’s Services - http://www.jcics.org/
  3. Support the Congressional Letter To Vietnam
  4. Make a donation
  5. http://www.new-beginnings.org/special/jcics.php
  6. http://amothersjourneyoflove.blogspot.com/2008/10/jcics-postings.html
  7. http://isabellabison.blogspot.com/2008/10/interview-from-wendy-petition-paid-off.html

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