12/18/08
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 Friday, January 9th, individuals can support this important initiative through the following methods:.
- 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, note that if they are interested in signing, they should contact Sarada Peri from Senator Landrieu’s office ( Sarada_Peri@landrieu.senate.gov) by Friday, January 9th. 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.
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 complete the following:
Contact your friends and family encouraging them to join the effort. Please feel free to direct all interested parties to this website.
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 info@jointcouncil.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
Senator Lieberman
Senator Levin
Senator Bennett
Senator Dodd
Senator Thune
Senator Feingold
Senator DeMint
Senator Inhofe
Senator Bayh
Senator Casey
Senator Burr
Senator Specter
Senator Vitter
Senator Wyden
Senator Mikulski
Senator Brown
Senator Schumer
Senator Stabenow
Senator Kohl
Senator Collins
Senator Voinovich
Senator Corker
Senator Reed
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
Rep John Duncan
Rep Virginia Foxx
Rep Patrick McHenry
Rep Jim McDermott
Rep Todd Akin
Rep Jim Jordan
Rep Bill Delahunt
Rep Bill Pascrell, Jr.
Rep Michele Bachmann
Rep Bart Gordon
Rep John Boozman
Rep Peter T King
Rep Brad Ellsworth
Rep Jim Cooper
Rep Patrick J Tiberi
Rep Ginny Brown-Waite
Rep Thaddeus McCotter
Rep Dan Burton
Rep Anh “Joseph” Cao
Rep James P McGovern
Rep Chris Smith
Rep Steven Cohen
Rep Corrine Brown
Rep Gene Green
Rep John Boccieri
Rep Stephanie Herseth Sandlin
Rep Robert Wexler
Rep Jean Schmidt
Rep K. Michael Conaway
Rep Jerry Moran
Rep Jeff Fortenberry
Rep Rob Bishop
Rep Barney Frank
Rep Peter DeFazio
Rep Zack Space
Rep John F. Tierney
Rep Danny K. Davis
Rep Jim Jimes
Rep Kevin Brady
Rep Joe Wilson
Rep Carolyn Maloney
Rep Todd Tiahrt
