Signing of the NATO Treaty. NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere. After the destruction of the Second World War, the nations of Europe struggled to rebuild their economies and ensure their security.ATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere. After the destruction of the Second World War, the nations of Europe struggled to rebuild their economies and ensure their security.
1 Once your adopted child qualifies as your child for immigration purposes, you can file an I-130 relative petition. 2  Your adopted child will automatically become a U.S. citizen if the child becomes a permanent resident and the adoption is completed and a Form N-600 is filed before the child reaches 16 years of age.
1 In 2008, 135,813 children were adopted in the US in all types of adoption, including foster care adoptions, intercountry adoptions, and private baby adoptions. 2  The 2008 number is a 6-percent increase in total adoptions from 2000, when 127,985 children were adopted. Adoption from foster care accounted for 41% (55,303) of all adoptions in 2008. 2  In 2000, they made up 40 percent of all adoptions. 3  International adoptions accounted for 13% (17,416) of all adoptions in 2008.