{"id":2132,"date":"2011-03-07T08:45:14","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T08:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.againstchildtrafficking.org\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2011-03-21T08:49:50","modified_gmt":"2011-03-21T08:49:50","slug":"the-french-adoption-ambassador-inspired-by-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.againstchildtrafficking.org\/archive\/the-french-adoption-ambassador-inspired-by-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"The French adoption ambassador inspired by Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"
Source: http:\/\/www.france-amerique.com<\/a>\u00a0
\nInformal translation:
\nAna\u00efs Digonnet, March 17, 2011\u00a0<\/p>\n

Traveling to Washington and Atlanta in late February, Jean-Paul Monchau, France’s ambassador in charge of international adoptions has met his U.S. counterpart and a specialized service provider.\u00a0Objective: To follow the example of professionalism in American adoptions.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

I first went to Washington where I met my counterpart, Ambassador Susan Jacobs, who handles matters relating to child protection and international adoptions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is important to exchange information on adoption procedures in place for example.\u00a0In Atlanta, I met members of the organization Illien Adoptions International<\/a>, which, in some cases, does adoption of American children to foreign countries.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Is this the case with France?\u00a0<\/p>\n

What they call “outgoing adoptions” in the direction of France, was one element of our conversation.\u00a0The world moves.\u00a0There are French or Franco-American families who could, in some cases, adopt American children.\u00a0Adoption is an of increasingly complicated t and sophisticated subjec.\u00a0It is both a love story, but also a history of rights.\u00a0The United States is the first receiving country with 11 000 foreign adoptions made each year, while France is at the third place with 3,504 children adopted in 2010.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What other differences are there between foreign adoptions on both sides of the Atlantic?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Which also connects France and the United States is that these two countries have ratified the 1993 Hague Convention \u00a0on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, in France, adoption agencies are organized around volunteers who do this with all their heart.\u00a0In the U.S., they are also non-profit structures, but there are specialist staff and employees, lawyers, doctors, psychologists, etc..\u00a0<\/p>\n

Is it a model for the functioning of agencies in France?\u00a0<\/p>\n

It’s part of our thinking.\u00a0In 2008 when I took my position, there were 42 accredited organizations, primarily voluntary.\u00a0I then asked them to pool their forces and regroup.\u00a0Today they are 34.\u00a0The next step will be to have more access to specific personnel and professionals.\u00a0It is in this sense that we try to focus our efforts.\u00a0In all cases, we must do everything so that children can remain in their country.\u00a0If no solution, at that moment, we must consider international adoption.\u00a0It is first about giving a family a child to a family.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What are your plans to continue to improve foreign adoptions for French families?\u00a0<\/p>\n

I just returned from Moscow where we just signed a bi-lateral agreement with Russia on international adoptions, since many French families wishing to adopt from this country.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I’ll be visiting soon to Vietnam, which this year will ratify the Hague Convention.\u00a0Finally, we have a huge effort to make in Haiti, which has also signed that text.\u00a0This country needs to strengthen its rules and structures in adoption.\u00a0With Quebec, the United States, Italy and other European countries, we will present a cooperation plan to help Haitians put in place measures for the protection of children.\u00a0Procedures must be clearer and the State needs more controls in this area.\u00a0<\/p>\n

For more information:\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2010, 3,504 children were adopted abroad by French families, including 992 in Haiti, 469 in Vietnam, 969 in Colombia, 352 in Ethiopia and 301 in Russia.<\/p>\n

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L’ambassadeur fran\u00e7ais des adoptions s’inspire des Am\u00e9ricains<\/h1>\n
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Jean-Paul Monchau, l\u2019ambassadeur de France charg\u00e9 des adoptions internationales a rencontr\u00e9 son homologue am\u00e9ricaine \u00e0 Washington.<\/p>\n

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Ana\u00efs Digonnet, 17 mars 2011<\/p>\n

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En d\u00e9placement \u00e0 Washington et Atlanta fin f\u00e9vrier, Jean-Paul Monchau, l\u2019ambassadeur de France charg\u00e9 des adoptions internationales a rencontr\u00e9 son homologue am\u00e9ricaine et un organisme sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9. Objectif\u00a0: prendre exemple sur le professionnalisme am\u00e9ricain en mati\u00e8re d’adoptions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Je me suis d\u2019abord rendu \u00e0 Washington o\u00f9 j\u2019ai rencontr\u00e9 mon homologue, l\u2019ambassadeur Susan Jacobs, qui s\u2019occupe des questions touchant \u00e0 la protection de l\u2019enfance et aux adoptions internationales. Il est important d\u2019\u00e9changer des informations sur les proc\u00e9dures d\u2019adoption en place par exemple. A Atlanta, j\u2019ai rencontr\u00e9 des membres de l\u2019organisationIllien Adoptions International<\/a>, qui permet, dans certains cas, l\u2019adoption d\u2019enfants am\u00e9ricains dans des pays \u00e9trangers.<\/p>\n

Est-ce le cas avec la France?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ce qu\u2019ils appellent ces \u00ab\u00a0outgoing adoptions\u00a0\u00bb en direction de la France, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 un des \u00e9l\u00e9ments de nos conversation. Le monde bouge. Il y a des familles fran\u00e7aises ou franco-am\u00e9ricaines qui pourraient \u00eatre amen\u00e9es, dans quelques cas, \u00e0 adopter des enfants am\u00e9ricains. L\u2019adoption est un sujet de plus en plus d\u00e9licat et sophistiqu\u00e9. C\u2019est \u00e0 la fois une histoire d\u2019amour, mais aussi une histoire de droit. Les Etats-Unis est le premier pays d\u2019accueil d\u2019enfants avec 11 000 adoptions \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger r\u00e9alis\u00e9es chaque ann\u00e9e, tandis que la France est \u00e0 la troisi\u00e8me position, avec 3 504 enfants adopt\u00e9s en 2010.<\/p>\n

Quelles sont les autres diff\u00e9rences entre les adoptions \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger des deux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de l\u2019Atlantique\u00a0?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ce qui relie aussi la France et les Etats-Unis, c\u2019est que ces deux pays ont ratifi\u00e9 la convention de La Haye en 1993 sur la protection des enfants et la coop\u00e9ration en mati\u00e8re d\u2019adoption internationale. Cependant, en France, les agences d\u2019adoption sont organis\u00e9es autour de b\u00e9n\u00e9voles qui font cela avec tout le c\u0153ur. Au Etats-Unis, ce sont aussi des structures \u00e0 but non lucratif, mais il y a du personnel sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 et salari\u00e9, des juristes, des m\u00e9decins, des psychologues, etc.<\/p>\n

Est-ce un mod\u00e8le \u00e0 suivre pour la fonctionnement des agences en France\u00a0?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cela fait partie de nos r\u00e9flexions. En 2008, lorsque j\u2019ai pris mon poste, il y avait 42 organisations agr\u00e9\u00e9es, dans le monde associatif principalement. Je leur ai alors demand\u00e9 de mutualiser leurs forces et de se regrouper. Aujourd\u2019hui, elles sont 34. La prochaine \u00e9tape sera d\u2019avoir plus recours \u00e0 du personnel sp\u00e9cifique et professionnels. C\u2019est dans ce sens que nous essayerons de faire porter nos efforts. Dans tous les cas, il faut tout faire pour que les enfants puissent rester dans leur pays. S\u2019il n\u2019y a pas de solution, \u00e0 ce moment l\u00e0, il faut envisager l\u2019adoption internationale. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019abord de donner une famille \u00e0 un enfant et non un enfant \u00e0 une famille.<\/p>\n

Quels sont vos projets pour continuer \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer les adoptions \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger pour les familles fran\u00e7aises\u00a0?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Je rentre de Moscou o\u00f9 nous venons de signer un accord bi-lat\u00e9ral avec la Russie en mati\u00e8re d\u2019adoptions internationales, car de nombreuses familles fran\u00e7aises souhaitent adopter dans ce pays. Je me rendrai aussi prochainement au Vietnam, qui va ratifier cette ann\u00e9e la convention de La Haye. Enfin, nous avons un \u00e9norme effort \u00e0 faire en direction d\u2019Ha\u00efti; qui vient aussi de signer le texte. Ce pays a besoin de renforcer ses r\u00e8gles et ses structures en mati\u00e8re d\u2019adoption. Avec le Qu\u00e9bec, les Etats-Unis, l\u2019Italie et d\u2019autres pays europ\u00e9ens, nous allons pr\u00e9senter un plan de coop\u00e9ration pour aider les Ha\u00eftiens \u00e0 mettre en place des mesure en faveur de la protection de l\u2019enfance. Il faut que les proc\u00e9dures soient plus claires et que l\u2019Etat fasse plus de contr\u00f4les dans ce domaine.<\/p>\n

Pour en savoir plus:<\/strong><\/p>\n

En 2010, 3 504 enfants ont \u00e9t\u00e9 adopt\u00e9s \u00e0 l’\u00e9tranger par des familles fran\u00e7aises, dont 992 en Ha\u00efti, 469 au Vietnam, 969 en Colombie, 352 en Ethiopie et 301 en Russie.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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