Although our agency is not on this list (I’m shocked, BTW) it does not look like it matters because if your case was started before April 1, 2008 your case is not a Hague Treaty case so your agency does not need to be Hague Accredited at the time of your adoption.

However, in order to continue to process adoptions after April 1 agencies will have to be Hague accredited and comply with the Hague Treaty. (I do know that our agency is taking these steps.)

As of January 28, there are numerous problems with the Central Authority in Guatemala…
1. Central Authority can not begin processing any cases until PGN has verified the information submitted by the lawyers. However, PGN can not send information on cases that have not yet been submitted to PGN.

The United States, the world leader in international adoptions, will join more than 70 nations committed to standardizing policies, procedures and safeguards to reduce corruption in the largely unregulated adoption marketplace. -NewYork Times
The US will ratify the Hague tomorrow in the Netherlands. Read more here.

A message from the U.S. Department of State
The U.S. Department of State, Office of Children’s Issues, is pleased to
announce that the President signed the Hague Adoption Convention on
November 16.