01/15/2001
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"I am pleased that the Senate gave its advice and consent to ratification of the Convention on September 20, 2000."
"Warm greetings to all those observing Yom Kippur."
"By setting uniform standards, the Convention better protects the rights and interests of children, birth parents, and adoptive parents involved in intercountry adoption."
"This Act will implement the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption."