Position Papers for Overseas Americans Week 2010

OAW Press Release

• Overseas Americans Week 2010
  Overseas Americans Week (OAW) [took] place April 19-23, 2010, with delegations from three organizations...(1 page)
  

Position summary

• Overall Goals
  Easily forgotten because they are scattered across the globe... (2 pages)
  

Tax Reform for US citizens residing abroad

• US taxes, US exports and the competitiveness of overseas Americans
  Executive summary of the in-depth OAW position paper... (2 pages)
  
  
• US Taxes, US Exports and the Competitiveness of Overseas Americans in the World Economy
  The equal and fair treatment of its citizens has been the distinguishing character of the United States, in a world where, all too often, governments act to suppress the rights of their people... (26 pages)
  

Bank Accounts in the US and abroad

• Banking Services Denied to US Citizens Abroad
  US law, policies and regulations are resulting in Americans being denied access to basic banking services, in the US and overseas... (3 pages)
  

Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

• The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
  The treaty, often called the “Bill of Rights for Women”, provides an international standard for protecting and promoting women’s human rights... (1 page, added April 2010)
  

• Expanded talking points to be used in discussing application of The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
  (1 page, added April 2010)
  

"Violence Against Women Act" VAWA 4

• American Overseas Victims of Domestic Violence in VAWA 4
  The current reauthorization of the "Violence Against Women Act" (VAWA 4) is the first piece of legislation that will address American overseas victims of domestic violence... (1 page, added April 2010)
  

Citizenship of children born abroad

• Transmission of Citizenship
  Due to restrictive provisions of US law, not all Americans residing abroad can transmit US citizenship to their children... (1 page)
  

Medicare abroad

• Medicare for Overseas Americans
  Medicare coverage does not extend to eligible Americans who retire abroad even though they have fully contributed to the program... (2 pages)
  

Social Security

• US Social Security Aspects of Working Abroad
  Americans who go to work in a foreign country rarely focus on the long-term consequences of doing so when they accept a job abroad... (1 page)
  

Voting abroad

• Overseas Voting Reform
  Americans abroad are proud of their citizenship and vigilant in guarding their constitutional right to help elect their President, Vice President and Members of Congress... (2 pages)
  

Counting Overseas Voters

• 2008 State UOCAVA Population Estimates as Provided by the FVAP
  US Census Population Estimate - July 2008... (2 pages, added April 2010)
  

The 2010 Overseas Americans Week program is organized by the following overseas American action groups:

Overseas Americans Week