November 6, 2008 - Columbia, SC - U.S. Senator Jim DeMint will celebrate National Adoption Month with an Upstate adoption event Friday, November 7, 2008. Senator DeMint will be hosting officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services who will provide information on changes in international adoption procedures as a result of the recent implementation of the Hague Adoption Convention. Other participants will include congressional staff, adoption agencies and state agencies responsible for licensing adoption agencies.
Senator DeMint will also recognize Rebecca and Jeff Bate, his 2008 nominees for the Angels in Adoption award.
“Adoption represents the best of the American spirit. Parents who open their homes to children are true American heroes, and I am glad that we can continue to give them the recognition they deserve by celebrating National Adoption Month.”
Who:
U.S. Senator Jim DeMint
Officials from the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Adoption agencies
Various state agencies responsible for adoption agency licensing
When:
Friday, November 7, 2008
What:
10:00 – 10:20 AM
Media Availability
Outside University Center Auditorium, Greenville, SC
Note: Participants to include Senator Jim DeMint, Angels in Adoption nominees Rebecca and Jeff Bate and officials from the U.S. State Department
10:30 – 11:30 AM
National Adoption Month Event
University Center Auditorium, Greenville, SC
Contact:
Ryan Dawkins (864) 421-5423
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