New legislation, special law enforcement efforts, and new prosecution techniques have focused on child abduction cases where victims remain within the United States. A new and complex type of child abduction involves the transporting of children to foreign countries by a parent. This paper examines 2,292 cases of international child abduction by a parent reported to the U.S. Department of State Office of Consular Affairs. The child abductions occurred prior to a custody decree or following a court order. The study reports on the extent of such offenses, site of abduction, and destination country. It also assesses the United States response to American children abducted to a foreign country. Finally, the paper reports on proposed international agreements responding to international child abduction by a parent. (Publisher abstract)