IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN? ROMANIA'S BAN ON INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION September 14, 2005 COMMISSIONERS Hon. Christopher H. Smith, Co-Chairman, Commission on Hon. Benjamin L. Cardin, Ranking Member, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Hon. Joseph R. Pitts, Commissioner, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe .... Hon. Richard Burr, Commissioner, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe ..... Page 1 4 9 13 MEMBERS Hon. Jeb Bradley, Member of Congress (NH-1) 6 7 WITNESSES Hon. Maura Harty, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, His Excellency Sorin Ducaru, Ambassador of Romania to the United States Elliot Forsyth, prospective adoptive parent Debra Murphy-Scheumann, President, Board of Directors, 40 Dr. Dana Johnson, Director, International Adoption Clinic, of Minnesota 44 ...... Thomas Atwood, President and CEO, National Council for 46 APPENDICES Prepared statement of Hon. Sam Brownback, Chairman, Prepared statement of Hon. Maura Harty Prepared statement of His Excellency Sorin Ducaru |