Adoptee / Adopted person searching for Ethiopian family. Female, birth name Mistre, was born in 1998 and dropped off in a basket at a police station in Addis Ababa. She was adopted in 1999 when she was about 2 yrs old to the USA through an unknown adoption agency.
Submitted by Adopted Person/Adoptee
Child’s Information 
Gender of Child female
Additional information about child’s ethnicity Born in Addis Ababa
Year of child’s birth 1998
Ethiopian birth Name of Child Mistre
Age when child entered care center or orphanage 0-12 months
Year child entered a care center or orphanage 1998
Age of child at adoption 2
Year child was adopted 1999
Number of siblings/cousins adopted with the child 0
Number of siblings/cousins adopted to other families 0
Additional information about the child Ethiopian doctors said that she was 2 years old at the time of the adoption while American doctors claimed she was 18 months old. When she came over, she was hospitalized because of malnutrition.
Adoption Agency Information
Adoption agency through which the child was processed UNKNOWN Adoption Agency
Country to which the child was adopted USA
Orphanage/care center #1
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed UNKNOWN orphanage
Region of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa Region
Zone of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/Town of orphanage or care center Addis Ababa
Orphanage/care center #2
Orphanage or care center through which the child was processed UNKNOWN orphanage
Information for Abandoned Children
Relationship or title of person who found the child Police Officer
Region where child was found Addis Ababa Region
Zone where child was found Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa Region
City/town where child was found Addis Ababa
Additional information Mistre was dropped off in a basket at the police station in Addis Ababa. There was a card listing her name.
