| | 23 July 2007 | | | Madeleine's father in US visit | | The father of missing British girl Madeleine McCann is due to arrive in the US on Monday to meet politicians and specialist agencies working to prevent child abductions.
Gerry McCann is using the four-day visit to learn about the work of the agencies in trying to prevent child trafficking and sexual abuse.
Mr McCann will meet experts from both the National International Centres for Missing and Exploited Children.
The centres were set up in 1984 and 1998 respectively, following the kidnapping and murder of six-year-old Adam Walsh, who was snatched from a Florida department store in 1981.
The case eventually led to the introduction of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act last year. The Act strengthened the US' nationwide sex offender registration system and introduced tougher penalties for child sex offenders.
Mr McCann is also reported to be meeting with the Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and aides to First Lady Laura Bush in the White House during his trip.
Gerry and Kate McCann have a launched a major campaign to find their daughter.
Four-year-old Madeleine was abducted from the couple's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in Portugal's Algarve in May.
Mrs McCann is remaining in Portugal with the couple's two-year-old twins Sean and Amelie during her husband's trip to the US. | | |
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