a note on angelina
Angelina Jolie’s Adoption Agency Issues Statement
Want more info? You can see the press release or visit the AFTH site. I know she's a major celebrity and it's easy to assume that her process was accelerated. Clearly, this is a press release and likely has a certain degree of spin, but it sounds to me like her process was pretty normal. To a degree, I can even understand pushing her final paperwork though quickly as that would be best for her child. Suddenly having a new family is traumatic enough, the kid certainly doesn't need the paparazzi on his tail. So, while I don't really like the fact that her G&R was on Thursday and they were out of the country by the weekend, I do think I understand why it would happen. Plus it's good press for international adoption as a whole, and that's a very good thing.
WYNNEWOOD, Pa. – March 15, 2007 - Heidi Gonzalez, Vietnam Adoption Coordinator for Adoptions From The Heart, has issued the following response to inquiries regarding Angelina Jolie’s adoption from Vietnam.
“In applying to adopt 3-yr-old Pax Thien, Ms. Jolie followed the same course as all prospective adoptive parents who apply to our Vietnam program. Throughout her adoption process, which began in the summer of 2006, she has received no preferential treatment from the Vietnamese government or Adoptions From The Heart, and, contrary to earlier reports, her application was not fast-tracked.
Despite rumors that she chose her child, Ms. Jolie received a referral, just like any other parent adopting from Vietnam. In late 2006, she was referred a child who had been legally determined to be available for adoption and who fit within the parameters for which she had been approved to adopt. She accepted the first and only referral given to her.
In addition, we can confirm the statement given by Nguyen Van Trung, Director of Tam Binh Orphanage, that Ms. Jolie has neither made, nor promised to make, any financial contributions to his orphanage.
Adoptions From The Heart celebrates the miracle of adoption with the Jolie-Pitt family, as we do with all of our clients, and wishes them much joy.”
Want more info? You can see the press release or visit the AFTH site. I know she's a major celebrity and it's easy to assume that her process was accelerated. Clearly, this is a press release and likely has a certain degree of spin, but it sounds to me like her process was pretty normal. To a degree, I can even understand pushing her final paperwork though quickly as that would be best for her child. Suddenly having a new family is traumatic enough, the kid certainly doesn't need the paparazzi on his tail. So, while I don't really like the fact that her G&R was on Thursday and they were out of the country by the weekend, I do think I understand why it would happen. Plus it's good press for international adoption as a whole, and that's a very good thing.
