Geneva Area, Switzerland
Freelance interpreter working mainly with the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Translation and Localization
Education
Diplomatic Academy in Vienna, Austria 1977 — 1980
Diploma in diplomatic and political sciences, International relations, international law, international economy and diplomatic history.
Escuela Diplomatica, Madrid 1978 — 1978
Summer course, Spanish language and culture
Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA), Paris 1977 — 1977
Summer course, French language and culture
University of Bern 1975 — 1976
The Swiss equivalence of the BA and MA, Middle English Literature
Université Saint-Joseph- Institut de lettres orientales 1972 — 1974
Master's degree, Comparative Literature
University of Damascus 1968 — 1972
Bachelor's degree, Arabic Language and Literature
Experience
self-emplyed February 2012 - Present
International Labour Organization July 2005 - February 2012
International Labour Organization April 1992 - July 2005
International Labour Organization June 1996 - June 1996
International Labour Organization September 1982 - April 1992
QURASHI AG fuer Uebersetzung und Werbung October 1980 - September 1982
Al-Rai and Al-dastour newspapers 1980 - 1982
University of Bern 1980 - 1981
Diplomatic Academy, Vienna October 1977 - February 1980
United Nations December 1979 - January 1980
Skills
Research, Conference Organization, Proofreading, French, linguistics, International Law, Journalism, International Relations, Technical Translation, diplomatic history, Broadcast Journalism, International Economics, Microsoft Office, Multilingual, teaching quran sciences, Language Development, Intercultural..., ESL, Translation and..., Writing, Consecutive..., Interpretation, teaching phonetics, Teaching English as a..., Conference Interpreting, Editing, international relations, Terminology, Translation, Linguistics, teaching Arabic