The number of foreign children adopted by Americans fell to a 15-year low, according to the U.S. State Department.

"Big declines were recorded for all three countries that provided the most adopted children in the previous fiscal year. In China and Russia, government officials have been trying to promote domestic adoptions, while in Guatemala, a once-bustling but highly corrupt international adoption industry was shut down while reforms are implemented." [Source: The Associated Press]

Thomas DiFilipo, president of the Joint Council on International Children's Services predicted that adoptions in 2010 would fall as well.

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