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I must confess that like many adoptive parents who "file papers" and wait for months and even years for their special child(ren) to arrive, I do have those days when I feel a touch of envy for celebrity status and the "perks" that it brings ...

HO CHI MINH CITY (Reuters) - Angelina Jolie adopted her fourth child on Thursday, a Vietnamese boy from a Ho Chi Minh City orphanage.

Senior officials said Jolie's adoption had been speeded up, partly due to her celebrity status. She filed papers in early March, although she visited last November. The length of time it takes to adopt in Vietnam varies, with an average of about six months.