A very lucky opportunity to travel to Washington, DC to meet with the State Department and the Swiss Ambasador in person to discuss his case.
While in Washington, DC he also plans on meeting with numerous Senators and Congressmen to hopefully get support and help with the case to find Karin and bring Marissa home.

A meeting is being help in Miami, FL with other left behind parents and the Deputy Secretary of State Michele Bond.
Much is learned from this meeting and a bond is formed with new ideas and ways to progress the case.

In this report there are two references to Robert’s case and the problems with locating Karin.
This is a huge development and will help gain recognition for the case.

Senator Martinez writes the Ambasador of Switzerland.
8/09 The Swiss Embassy returns a message in a written statement. They still have no idea where Karin is.

Congresswoman Kosmas and chief aid Eddie Arraya begin work on a case for Marissa’s return.
9/2009 A phone call is made from her office to the ambassador of Switzerland. The Swiss Embassy replies to the phone conversation in a written letter dated 10/2007

During the six weeks she had to get Marissa ready to return to the United States, Karin avoided her attorney and the authorities when they asked what her travel plans were. The picture of her holding Marissa is an article that was run in a French newspaper where she stated that Robert was trying to [...]

The supreme court after hearing all the information on the case, makes the decision to overturn the previous decisions and order the mother, Karin Kvistad to return to Volusia County, FL with Marissa in the next 6 weeks, before the end of November 2007.
Robert is absolutely elated and plans begin for Marissa’s return. Inside Robert [...]

At this point losing both the first hearing and the appeal has been hard on Robert, but not one to give us easily, and after much consideration and council he decides to file a final appeal with the Swiss Supreme Court. This is a gamble, the Swiss Supreme Court is the highest court in the [...]

After realizing he had lost the first hearing with the Hague, Robert decided to file the appeal based on the new DNA evidence and with what they thought was a better understanding of what the court needed as evidence to bring Marissa home.
Robert was unable to attend this hearing and had to wait to hear [...]

As soon as returning from Geneva, Switzerland from the Hague Hearing, Robert contacts a company who specializes in DNA testing that can be certified for the court and that could be done overseas. Robert arranges to have his test done right away.
Karin is given the information to have the test done on Marissa and herself. [...]

Father, Robert manages, through the help of many people, to be able to travel to Switzerland to be present for this important hearing. This is his first trip abroad and although very nervous is also very excited about the possibility of being able to see his daughter.
The hearing begins and is conducted in French. [...]

On March 2nd, acting on recently received information, Marissa’s Dad submitted the Hague Application to the Swiss Central Authority. On March 5th, the U.S. State Department confirmed finding the abducting mother and Marissa in Geneva, Switzerland. Marissa’s passport is now in the hand sof the Swiss authorities and Marissa is being monitored by children’s services. The next step is Hague Convention hearings in Geneva where the father will seek the return of the abducting mother and Marissa to attend court in the U.S.