Diana Bramble, Executive Director of Operations, and Sarah Hansen, International Programs Director, attended the Department of State Adoption Symposium from September 16 – September 18, 2019. The Symposium was held in Washington DC, at the Department of State, with many attendees such as other adoption service providers, adult adoptees, adoptive families, members of the US government, birth parents, and many other stakeholders in international adoption. Diana and Sarah spent their days there collaborating with colleagues, and communicating the importance of international adoption to the Department of State, in light of the decline in recent years. The Department of State assured the attendees that they realize international adoption must remain a viable option for children in need, and shared they and the US government are in full support of adoption service providers, and will do what they can to ensure that international adoptions continue well into the future!