This just in from a newsletter circulated by Carolina Adoption Services

Content of the Carolina Adoption Services announcement - so don't know how
many agencies this applies to:

Finally, some good news to report! All four Ministries have signed off on
our re-accrediation approval!! We are told that the last two approvals
(Justice and Internal Affairs just signed this week) have already arrived
at the Ministry of Education, so we are only waiting for the Min/Ed to
issue our accreditation certificate. We expect these final steps to occur
in the next few weeks, so we are very, very close.

Once we receive the accreditation certificate, we will send out an email
immediately to all of our Russia families. (we will probbably close our
office a little early on that day for a small celebration for our staff.)
We will expeditiously deliver the certificate to all of our regions for
filing with each pending case, in hopes of getting some long overdue court
dates and first trips scheduled quickly. We will also be hoping to get
some new referrals soon.

Families who have been waiting for re-accreditation to update their
documets are urged to move forward with this process now. Please contact
your CHAC adoption assistant if you ar not sure which documents are still
needed. Please make sure your BCIS fingerprint clearances and I-171H are
still valid and won't expire anytime soon.

Bonnie Pobiner, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Gastroenterology
Global Medicine Development Center
GlaxoSmithKline
Office: Elion-Hitchings Building, MAI-C.4682, RTP, NC
tel: 919-483-5314 (office)
fax: 919-483-6763
e-mail: Bonnie.F.Pobiner@ F.Pobiner%40gsk.com> gsk.com