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Senate confirms first U.S. special envoy to Myanmar as well as Vietnam envoy

August 13, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed the nomination of the first U.S. special envoy to Myanmar and a new ambassador to Vietnam whose appointment had been blocked for months by lawmakers.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2008, 2011, Alex Burgos, David Shear, Democrat Sen, Derek Mitchell, Europe, Hague Convention, Marco Rubio, Mary Landrieu, Myanmar, President Barack Obama, Republican Sen, SENATE, State Department, Vietnamese, Vol 30 No 33 | August 13 - August 19, adoption

16 Vietnamese kids, U.S. families in adoption limbo

June 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Marsha Sailors painted the nursery pink and green at her Missouri home, put up princess pictures and built a crib for her new little girl. They hadn’t yet met, but she already was in love with the smiling 6-month-old in a photo sent from Vietnam …

Filed Under: National News, World News Tagged With: 2008, Alison Dilworth, Bac Lieu, Children Issues, Families Thru International Adoption, HANOI, Hague Convention, Indiana Sen, Keith Wallace, Kelly Ensslin, Richard Lugar, State Department, Three Florida, Vietnam Adoptions Department, Vietnam Communist, Vietnam Mekong Delta, Vietnamese, adoption, language

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