On September 14, the US Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) held a hearing on the impact of Romania’s newly implemented legislation on inter-country adoptions. The following witnesses were invited to deliver statements in front of the members of the Commission:
Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Sorin Ducaru, Ambassador of Romania to the United States
Thomas Atwood, President & CEO, National Council for Adoption
Debra Murphy-Scheumann, President of the Board of Directors, Joint Council on International Children’s Services
Dr. Dana Johnson, Director of the International Adoption Clinic, University of Minnesota
Elliot Forsyth, Waiting to adopt Romanian child
