Elian moved from Wye River estate to
Youth for Understanding International Exchange :
Elain, family moving to Washington "….. and we have
Marian Wright Edelman,
Children's Defense Fund, and Judith Viorst down the street," said resident Laine Kaufman, referring, respectively, to the child advocate and the writer.
"And of course we have Gregory Craig." .................
The reason for the move is unclear. Some news reports indicate that Cuban diplomats were weary of having to get permission from the State Department to travel 25 miles outside Washington to visit the family. Other accounts had the group feeling isolated at Wye River.
Another child advocate (Janet Reno's hand picked pediatrician for Elian) Dr. Irwin Redlener-- Children's Heath Fund