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US: At State Department, Lawrence Inherits Turbulent Time for Intercountry Adoption (Commentary)
Chronicle of Social Change – December 07, 2017
Among the issues that have led to fewer intercountry adoptions are increased domestic adoptions in other countries (especially China and Korea), political discord between the United States and Russia, concerns about unethical practices (Guatemala, Romania, Cambodia) and lack of post-adoption reporting by adoptive families (Kazakhstan).
https://chronicleofsocialchange.org/adoption/new-special-advisor-office-childrens-services-appointed/28890