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Foreign Affairs committee We have a special unit within consular operations that deals with this type of issue. The first thing that the left-behind parent will have is someone who they can contact in Foreign Affairs at the federal level who can help them navigate this difficult situation. Of course, local police authorities will also be involved in these situations, because these are police matters.
October 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Lisa Helfand
Foreign Affairs committee As Ms. Jeffrey mentioned, we have a special agreement with the Australians. We also have three agreements, as far as I know, where we have other countries that are called our “protecting powers”, that are in countries where we cannot be. Each protecting power agreement is slightly different, but the Swedes are our protecting power in North Korea, the Italians in Iran, and the Romanians in Syria.
October 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Lisa Helfand
Foreign Affairs committee Because all the local contexts are different, it's important that we provide them with the right counsel. In this case, this is the list of local counsel. Usually we are able to steer them toward someone who has a specialty in this area. This is the person who should be handling the matter and who can most properly come to the best conclusion.
October 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Lisa Helfand
Foreign Affairs committee That pretty well covers it. We make sure, however, that we have special training, as was mentioned, because these are the most difficult cases to deal with. Depending on the context, we also have special links with hospitals, medical specialists, and NGOs.
October 5th, 2017Committee meeting
Lisa Helfand