I received this information via an e mail from Adoptive Families. I hope you will help in this call to action so that the orphans of Vietnam can find their forever families. It takes very little time but may make a huge difference! Joint Council Call to Action: Vietnam For the thousands of Vietnamese children living outside of a family, intercountry adoption is no longer an option. Please help the Joint Council on International Children's Services change this by participating in their Call to Action. Senators Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Norm Coleman of Minnesota will be forwarding a letter to the Prime Minister of Vietnam, to encourage Vietnam's continued participation in negotiations on intercountry adoption. The letter will express Congressional support for the continuation of intercountry adoption. Between Monday, January 5th and Wednesday, January 7th, you can support this important initiative through the following methods. 1. Contact your Congressional Representatives and Senators and ask them to sign the letter to the Prime Minister of Vietnam regarding the future of intercountry adoptions from Vietnam. Also, note that if they are interested in signing, they should contact Sarada Peri from Senator Landrieu's office (Sarada_Peri@landrieu.senate.gov) by Wednesday, January 7th. For a list of Senators and Congressman that have signed the letter as of the time of this writing, please see below. You can find your Senators' phone numbers and e-mail addresses at www.senate.gov. You can find your Representatives' phone numbers and e-mail addresses at www.house.gov. 2. Send a notice of support (and ensure that you receive updates on this initiative) via the Joint Council website. Click "Sign me up for Joint Council news." Under the communications preferences, select the drop down menu for "Newsflashes and Updates." Click "Sign me up." Fill in your information. Under the comment section, type "Letter to Vietnam Prime Minister." Joint Council will also be forwarding the names of individual who contact us to Senators Landrieu and Coleman. The letter to the Prime Minister can only be successful with your help! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Joint Council staff via advocate@jcics.org. Please note the following Senators have already signed the letter to the Prime Minister of Vietnam as of 12/17/2008: Senator Landrieu Senator Coleman Senator Johnson Senator Bill Nelson Senator Oberstar Senator Akaka Senator Lincoln Senator Roberts Senator Lautenberg Senator Murkowski Senator Menendez Senator Durbin Senator Kerry Senator Klobuchar Please note the following Representatives have already signed the letter to the Prime Minister of Vietnam as of 12/17/2008: Rep. Jim Oberstar Rep. Jerry Costello Rep. Scott Garrett