Special Advisor for International Children's Issues
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The Special Advisor for International Children's Issues is a foreign policy position created by Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton and announced on July 1, 2010. Susan S. Jacobs
is the first person to fill the newly created role of Special Advisor for International Children's Issues. Working with the Office of Children's Issues
, the Special Advisor actively engages with foreign government officials to protect the welfare and interests of children.
Secretary of State
Secretary of State or State Secretary is a commonly used title for a senior or mid-level post in governments around the world. The role varies between countries, and in some cases there are multiple Secretaries of State in the Government....
Hillary Clinton and announced on July 1, 2010. Susan S. Jacobs
Susan S. Jacobs
Susan S. Jacobs is the first person to fill the newly created role of Special Advisor for International Children's Issues. This new foreign policy position and assignment for Jacobs was created by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and announced on July 1, 2010.Jacobs has previously served as a...
is the first person to fill the newly created role of Special Advisor for International Children's Issues. Working with the Office of Children's Issues
Office of Children's Issues
The Office of Children's Issues is an agency of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, which in turn is part of the US Department of State. The Office of Children’s Issues was created in 1994 under the leadership of Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mary Ryan and that of her successor...
, the Special Advisor actively engages with foreign government officials to protect the welfare and interests of children.
See also
- International child abduction in the United StatesInternational child abduction in the United StatesAs a result of its high level of immigration and emigration and its status as common source and destination for a large amount of international travel the United States has more incoming and outgoing international child abductions per year than any other country...
- Office of Children's IssuesOffice of Children's IssuesThe Office of Children's Issues is an agency of the Bureau of Consular Affairs, which in turn is part of the US Department of State. The Office of Children’s Issues was created in 1994 under the leadership of Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Mary Ryan and that of her successor...
- Hague Abduction Convention
- Hague Adoption Convention