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historians, political scientists, 

archivists, international lawyers, and 

other social scientists who are 

distinguished in the field of U.S. foreign 

relations. 

Questions concerning the Committee 

and the renewal of its Charter should be 

directed to Marc J. Susser, Executive 

Secretary, Advisory Committee on 

Historical Diplomatic Documentation, 

Department of State, Office of the 

Historian, Washington, DC 20520, 

telephone (202) 663–1123 (e-mail 

history@state.gov). 

Dated: April 5, 2007. 

Marc J. Susser, 

Executive Secretary, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5679] 

Amendment to Section IV, Part A of the 

International Security Advisory Board 

Charter To Reflect an Increase in 

Board Membership to Not More Than 

25 Members 

Advisory Board Charter Amendment: 

The Department of State announces the 

amendment of the charter of the 

Department of State’s International 

Security Advisory Board (ISAB). It has 

been determined that increasing the 

Board’s membership to 25 members will 

provide an opportunity for the Board to 

reflect a greater balance of backgrounds, 

points of view, and demographic 

diversity in its policy recommendations. 

This increase will also permit the Board 

to conduct more studies simultaneously, 

which will enhance the Board’s 

responsiveness to study requests by the 

Secretary and Under Secretary for Arms 

Control and International Security. 

The purpose and scope of the Board 

remain unchanged. Specifically, the 

Board will advise and make 

recommendations to the Secretary on 

United States arms control, 

disarmament, international security, 

and nonproliferation policy and 

activities. 

Contact for information: The staff of 

the Under Secretary for Arms Control 

and International Security is responsible 

for supporting the Board. For additional 

information, contact Dr. George Look, 

Bureau of International Security and 

Nonproliferation, Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20520, telephone (202) 

736–4244. 

Dated: March 30, 2007. 

George W. Look, 

Executive Director, International Security 

Advisory Board, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5752] 

Deadline for Initial Accreditation or 

Approval for Agencies and Persons in 

Order To Be Accredited/Approved 

When the Hague Adoption Convention 

Enters Into Force for the United States 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Intercountry 

Adoption Act of 2000 (the IAA), the 

Department of State (the Department) is 

the Central Authority for the United 

States for implementation of the 1993 

Hague Convention on Protection of 

Children and Cooperation in Respect of 

Intercountry Adoption (the Convention). 

Once the Convention enters into force 

for the United States, agencies and 

persons that provide adoption services 

in cases covered by the Convention 

must be accredited, temporarily 

accredited, approved, or otherwise 

exempt. The Department previously 

announced in the Federal Register the 

establishment of the transitional 

application deadline (TAD) for 

accreditation and approval as November 

17, 2006. The Department is now setting 

the deadline for initial accreditation or 

approval (DIAA) for February 15, 2008. 

All agencies and persons that applied by 

the TAD must complete the 

accreditation/approval process by 

February 15, 2008, to be eligible for 

accreditation, temporary accreditation, 

or approval at the time the Convention 

enters into force for the United States. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anna Mary Coburn at 202–736–9081. 

Hearing or speech-impaired persons 

may use the Telecommunications 

Devices for the Deaf (TDD) by contacting 

the Federal Information Relay Service at 

1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Convention is a multilateral treaty that 

provides a framework for the adoption 

of children habitually resident in one 

country that is a party to the Convention 

by persons habitually resident in 

another country that is also a party to 

the Convention. The Convention 

establishes procedures to be followed in 

these intercountry adoption cases and 

imposes safeguards to protect the best 

interests of children. When the 

Convention enters into force for the 

United States, it will apply to the 

United States as both a country of origin 

(outgoing cases, i.e., where children are 

emigrating from the United States to a 

foreign country) and a receiving country 

(incoming cases, i.e., where children are 

immigrating to the United States from a 

foreign country). The implementing 

legislation for the Convention is the 

IAA. Under the Convention, the IAA, 

and the final rule on accreditation, 22 

CFR part 96, all agencies and persons 

providing adoption services must be 

accredited, temporarily accredited, 

approved, or exempt in order to provide 

adoption services in Convention cases. 

The DIAA is February 15, 2008. The 

DIAA means that any agency or person 

that applied by the TAD must complete 

the accreditation/approval process by 

February 15, 2008, in order to be eligible 

for accreditation, temporary 

accreditation, or approval at the time 

the Convention enters into force for the 

United States. All agencies and persons 

must complete the accreditation or 

approval process, including the 

correction of any identified deficiencies, 

by February 15, 2008, if they are seeking 

accreditation, temporary accreditation, 

or approval by the time the Convention 

enters into force for the United States. 

Agencies and persons can seek 

accreditation after the DIAA and will be 

added to the list of approved persons 

and accredited agencies when approval 

or accreditation is granted. 

The DIAA date is not the date that the 

Convention will enter into force for the 

United States. Before the Convention 

enters into force for the United States, 

the United States must deposit its 

instrument of ratification with the 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the 

Kingdom of the Netherlands, in 

accordance with Article 43 of the 

Convention. The United States intends 

to deposit its instrument of ratification 

in late 2007. The Convention will enter 

force for the United States on the first 

day of the month following the 

expiration of three months after the date 

of deposit. In accordance with 22 CFR 

96.17, the Department will publish a 

notice in the Federal Register 

announcing the date on which the 

Convention will enter into force for the 

United States. 

Dated: April 5, 2007. 

Maura Harty, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, Department of State. 

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