How to Help
HR 3240: International Child Abduction Prevention Act of 2009 – To ensure compliance with the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by countries with which the United States enjoys reciprocal obligations, to establish procedures for the prompt return of children abducted to other countries, and for other purposes.
HR 2702: A Bill to suspend the application of Generalized System of Preferences for Brazil until such time as Brazil complies with its obligations toward the United States under the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
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We appreciate everyone’s help, ideas and suggestions. Our goals are to mobilize elected and diplomatic officials, lobby for media coverage, and promote public interest. We recommend the following steps:
- Sign-up for the Email List (above) to receive news on the latest developments. Join in the interactive discussions in our Forums and check the Blog for news and updates and add a comment.
- Contact your elected representatives as well as those officials involved with foreign relations, human rights and children’s issues.
- Contact your local and national media. Post messages on your favorite blogs, social and personal web sites and help spread the news of David and Sean’s tragic story.
REMEMBER: Always be civil and direct people to this web site for more information.
Since the airing of David’s story September 24th on the Today Show, we have made good progress in helping to bring Sean home, but more work needs to be done. Please, we encourage you to reach out to the people below. Call them, email them, contact them in any way possible to let them know that David needs their help. Tell them that this situation is a human tragedy that needs to be corrected soon. Encourage your friends to do the same. These are the people that can make a difference and help David bring his son home quickly.
For all contacts PLEASE take the time to call these people IN ADDITION to sending emails and letters. Even if you end up having a ten second conversation with a less-than-helpful staffer, they will get the message that we mean business.
The White House
President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC 20500
Telephone Comments: 202-456-1111
Main Switchboard: 202-456-1414
Fax: 202-456-2461
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ (500 character limit)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
United States Department of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20521
Tel: 202-647-4000
http://contact-us.state.gov/
Janice Jacobs
Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs
2201 C Street NW, Suite 6811
Washington, D.C. 20521
Tel: 202-647-9576
AbductionUSCA@state.gov
Bureau of Consular Affairs — Office of Children’s Issues
U.S. Department of State, SA-29
2100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 4th Floor
WASHINGTON, DC 20037
Main Tel: (202) 736 9130
Martha A. Pacheco
Abduction Unit Chief
Office of Children’s Issues
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Tel: 202-736-9131
AbductionUSCA@state.gov
http://www.travel.state.gov/childabduction
Kathleen Ruckman
Deputy Director
Office of Children’s Issues
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Tel: 202-736-9123
AbductionUSCA@state.gov
US Congressional Contacts
In addition to contacting the elected officials below, please start by contacting your Senators and Representative in the House. You can find their names and contact information by entering your zip code at the following link:
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/directory/congdir.tt
US House of Representatives
Representative Rush Holt (NJ-12)
District Office Tel: 609 750 9365
http://holt.house.gov/contact.shtml
Representative Chris Smith (NJ-4)
Chairman House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations
Hamilton, NJ District Office: (609) 585-7878
Member, House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children
http://chrissmith.house.gov/Contact/
NOTE: Only residents of Rep. Smith’s district can send an email, please call
Chairman Howard Berman (CA-28)
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Tel: (202) 225 5021 or (202) 225 4695
Member, House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children
http://www.house.gov/berman/contact/index.shtml
NOTE: Only residents of Rep. Berman’s district can send an email, please call
Chairman Bill Delahunt (MA-10)
House Subcommittee on International Organizations & Human Rights & Oversight
Tel: (202) 226 6434
Member, House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children
William.Delahunt@mail.house.gov
Representative Judy Biggert (IL-13)
Co-Chair, House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children
1034 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Tel: 202-225-3515
http://judybiggert.house.gov/ContactJudy.aspx
US Senate
US Senator Frank Lautenberg (NJ)
Newark Office Tel: 888-398-1642 or 973-639-8700
Washington DC Tel: 202-224-3224
http://lautenberg.senate.gov/contact/
US Senator Robert Menendez (NJ)
Member, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Member, Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations,
Democracy and Human Rights
Newark Office Tel: 973-645-3030
Washington DC Tel: 202-224-4744
http://menendez.senate.gov/contact/contact.cfm
US Diplomatic Contacts
The Honorable Susan E. Rice
United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Tel: 212-415-4050
Fax: 212-415-4053
USUNPublicAffairs@state.gov
Ambassador-Designate Thomas Shannon
US Ambassador to Brazil
Embaixada dos Estados Unidos
SES – Av. das Naçŏes, Quadra 801, Lote 03
70403-900 – Brasília, DF
Brazil
ConsularBrasilia@state.gov congressrio@state.gov
recconsular@state.gov
pergunte-ao-consul@state.gov
Tel: 011 55 61 3312 7588
Fax: 011 55 61 3312 7676
Government of Federative Republic of Brazil
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
To submit a comment:
https://sistema.planalto.gov.br-email.formulario
Note: enter “Estados Unidos da America” if you’re from the US. After you click on “Enviar” (send), click on “Concluir” and then you will receive an email reply asking to confirm (“confirmar” in Portuguese) your message before it is sent to the President. Please make sure you do this otherwise the message will not go through.
You can also forward this message to:
protocolo@planalto.gov.br
pr@planalto.gov.br
Minister Celso Amorim
Minister of Foreign Relations
Phone: 011 55 61 411 6639 or +55 61 441 6561
celso.amorim@mre.gov.br
Please CC: dadm@mre.gov.br, imprensa@mre.gov.br, dhs@mre.gov.br, cj@mre.gov.br,
http://www.mre.gov.br/index.php
http://www.mre.gov.br/lista_ramais_mre.pdf
H.E. Ambassador Antonio Patriota
Ambassador of Brazil to the United States
3006 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008-3634
Phone: 202 238 2805
ambassador@brasilemb.org
http://www.brasilemb.org
Please also cc: all Brazilian Consulate offices in the US:
consulado@brazilny.org, consbras@brazilhouston.org, assistencia@atlantaconsulatebrazil.org
cgbos@consulatebrazil.org, cgchgo@ix.netcom.com, central@brazilconsulatechicago.org
consbras@brazilmiami.org, consular@brazilsf.org
brazilsf@brazilsf.org, consular@brasilemb.org
H. E. Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti
Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations
747 Third Avenue, 9th floor
New York, NY 10017-2803
Tel: (212) 372-2608 / 2600
Fax: (212) 371 5716
viotti@delbrasonu.org
siumara@delbrasonu.org
(Also please cc: delbrasonu@delbrasonu.org and if you feel so inclined, click on http://www.un.int/brazil/Staff.htm and add the rest of the Brazilian UN Staff to your email!)
http://www.un.int/brazil
Minister Paulo Vannuchi
President of the Brazilian Central Authority
Special Secretary for Human Rights
Phone: 011 55 61 3429 3975 (or try last 4 digits 3429 or 3481)
Paulo.vannuchi@sedh.gov.br
(Please also cc: patricia.soares@sedh.gov.br)
http://www.hcch.net/index_en.php?act=authorities.details&aid=72