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Professional Profile
§ Interpreter and Translator with high proficiency in the following languages: English and Arabic§ Have worked at several conferences by UN agencies and international bodies and organizations
§ Provided live interpretation at TV stations
Experienced interpretation of specialized lexicon relevant to political, economic, financial, social, legal, environmental, educational, developmental, health, and intellectual property topics.
Career History
Phone Interpreting§ LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES (Monterey, California) : All-Call Arabic Interpreter (July 2009 to October 2009).
Conference Interpretation (English into Arabic and Arabic into English)
Interpretation at UN Conferences,
§ WORLD BANK: IFRS Regional Policy Forum in the Middle East, Dec. 18-19, 2008, Beirut- Lebanon
§ WORLD BANK: Interim Strategy Note for Iraqi Consultations, Nov. 23-24, 2008, Beirut- Lebanon
§ WHO: Qatar Primary Health Care 2008/ Foundations of health and well-being, Nov. 1-4, 2008, Doha-Qatar
§ WORLD BANK: Poverty Reduction Strategy in Iraq, Oct.18-20, 2008, Beirut- Lebanon
§ UNDP: Intellectual Property Crimes, April 13-14, 2008, Manama- Bahrain
§ UNDP& FOA: Local Appraisal of Comparative Advantages, Oct. 28, 2007, Tyre- Lebanon
§ UNDP: Oil& Gas Development, Sept. 8-10, 2007, Doha- Qatar
§ UNDP: Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in the Middle East and North Africa, Dec. 2-5, 2006, Sana’a Yemen
§ UN: New and Restored Democracies, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 2006, Doha- Qatar
§ ESCWA& UNEP: Trade and Environment Capacity Building, March 25-27, 2006, Muscat- Oman
§ IOM: Training Members of Lebanese General Security on Human Trafficking, March 15-16, 2006, Beirut-Lebanon
International Bodies and Organizations
§ Faircount: 2nd Middle East Advanced Financial Crime Prevention Symposium & Training Course, June 7-9, 2009, Doha- Qatar.
§ International Foundation for Electoral System (IFES): Election Administration in Lebanon: Ensuring Transparency, Oversight and Impartiality, Dec. 4-5, 2008, Beirut- Lebanon.
§ General Union of Arab Chambers: Forum on the Current International Financial Crisis: Implications & Lessons for the Arab Region, Dec. 2-3, 2008 Beirut- Lebanon.,
§ British Army: Manpads Mitigation Tactics Instructors’ Mentoring Program (Defense Instructional Techniques), Nov. 25-29, 2008, Beirut-Lebanon
§ MENA ICT Conference, Nov. 21, 2008, Beirut-Lebanon
§ American Bar Association (ABA): Training for Law Students as part of the Rule of Law Initiative, Nov. 20, 2008, Beirut- Lebanon
§ European Commission: Archimedes Project on actions to regenerate cities and help improve Mediterranean Economic Development/ Enhancing Sustainability, Nov. 18, 2008, Beirut-Lebanon
§ Arab Thought Foundation: Culture of Development, November 13-16, 2008, Cairo-Egypt
§ US Department of Defense’s Near East South Asia (NESA) Strategic Studies: Seminar for Lebanese Army on strategic studies, Beirut-Lebanon
§ Carnegie Middle East & Heinrich Boll Foundation: Emerging Powers and the Middle East, Oct. 24-25, 2008, Beirut- Lebanon
§ European Commission: Inter-Lebanese Forum on Competitiveness of Enterprises and Competition, Oct. 15-17, 2008, Beirut- Lebanon
§ British Leigh Day& Co. Law Firm: Interviewing Iraqi citizens mistreated by British Army in Iraq, Oct. 12-13, 2008, Beirut- Lebanon.
§ Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND): Democratic Reforms in the Arab Region: Focus on Socio-Economic Policies, Oct. 10-11, 2008, Beirut
§ Norwegian Aid Committee (NorWac): Mental Health Course, Oct. 9, 2008, Tyre-Lebanon
§ British Public Lawyers Interest Company: Interviewing Iraqi Citizens who were mistreated by British Army in Iraq, Oct. 8, 2008, Beirut- Lebanon
§ International Commission for Missing People (ICMP): Meeting with Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights, Oct.5-6, 2007, Beirut- Lebanon
§ Heinrich Boll Foundation: Green Wars, Nov. 2-3, 2007, Beirut- Lebanon
§ International Center for Transitional Justice: Hybrid Tribunals: Comparative and technical approach: Oct. 26-27, 2007, Beirut- Lebanon
§ Qatar Museums Authority: Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Qatar Islamic Museum, Sept. 14, 2007, Doha- Qatar
§ Qatar Foundation: Episode of the Doha Debates, Sept. 5, 2007, Doha- Qatar
§ ANND: Role of Municipalities and Civil Society in Development & Reconstruction, July 3, 2007, Beirut- Lebanon
§ Qatar Foundation: Episode of the Doha Debates, May 28, 2007, Doha- Qatar
§ Qatari Football Association: Qatari Football League Development, May 22, 2007, Doha- Qatar
§ European Union: GCC-EU Joint Seminar on Combating Terrorism Financing, May 22-23, 2007, Doha-Qatar
§ Swiss Agency for Development& Cooperation: South-Lebanon Post Conflict Assistance Project, May 11-12, 2007, Tyre- Lebanon
§ Fredrich Ebert Stiftung: First Encounter of Euro-Mediterranean Youth, April 28-May 1, 2007, Beirut- Lebanon
§ Article 19 Org: Iraqi Media Law Working Group, April 21-23, Beirut- Lebanon
§ American Bar Association (ABA): Meeting with members of Bar Association in North Lebanon, March 19, 2007, Tripoli- Lebanon
§ US Embassy in Oman: Enhanced Intrusion Detection Systems and Unattended Ground Sensors, Feb. 23-28, 2007, Muscat- Oman
§ ANND: Role of Civil Society in Recovery and Development in Lebanon, Jan. 16-17, 2007, Beirut- Lebanon
§ US CLDP: Adjudicating Commercial Cases: Contract Issues, Dec. 18-19, 2006, Sana’a- Yemen
§ EXICON: Power Make-Up Consumption Conference in Arab Countries, Nov. 28, 2006, Beirut-Lebanon
§ Qatar Central Bank: Compliance with International Standards of Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism, Nov. 19-20, 2006, Doha-Qatar
§ CHN Institute in Qatar: Leading at a Higher Level, Nov. 14, 2006, Doha-Qatar
§ US Embassy in Qatar: Protection of Intellectual Property Rights, Nov. 5-8, 2006, Doha-Qatar
§ International Rescue Committee: Gender-Based Violence from Public Health Perspective, Sept. 14-15, 2006, Beirut- Lebanon
§ International Center for Non-Profit Law (ICNL): Strengthening Civil Society in the Arab Region: Models for Legal Reforms, July 3-5, 2006, Beirut-Lebanon
§ Collective for Research and Training on Development (CRTD): Gender & Trade in Mashreq and Maghreb, June 22-23, 2006, Beirut-Lebanon
§ Canadian “Reseau Liberte”: Economic & Financial Journalism in Iraq, June 13-21, 2006, Beirut- Lebanon
§ Association of Senates, Shoura and Equivalent Councils in Africa & Arab World (ASSECAA): 2006 Retreat, June 5-6, 2006, Abuja- Nigeria
§ ANSA med-agency: Women, Media and the Mediterranean, May 22, 2006, Beirut- Lebanon
§ Islamic Financial Services Board: Aligning Architecture of Islamic Financial to Evolving Industry Needs, May 17-18, 2006, Beirut- Lebanon
§ SOLIDARITY center in Washington: Women Regional Empowerment Program, May 16, 2006, Beirut- Lebanon
§ Al-Iqtissad wal Aamal Group: Arab Economic Forum, May 12, 2006, Beirut-Lebanon
§ Al-Iqtissad wal Aamal Group: 5th Gulf Excellence Forum, May 1-2, 2006, Doha- Qatar
§ European Commission: Institutional Aspects of Integrated Water Resources in Arid, Semi-Arid and Irrigated Areas, April 27-29, 2006, Zahleh-Lebanon
§ Al-Iqtissad wal Aamal Group: Qatar Economic Forum, April 17-18, 2006, Doha-Qatar
§ Al-Iqtissad wal Aamal Group: Mena Development Forum, April 7-8, 2006, Beirut- Lebanon
§ American Federation of Teachers (AFT): Syndicate Refresher Training, March 31-April 2, 2006, Beirut-Lebanon
§ LIBREX: Kick and Pay meeting, March 9, 2006, Beirut- Lebanon
§ AFT: Training Teachers on Class Management, Jan. 4-6, 2006, Beirut-Lebanon
§ British Embassy in Oman: Civil Society and NGOs in Oman, Dec. 18-20, Muscat-Oman
§ British Embassy in Oman: Investigation in Financial Crimes, Dec. 5-15, 2006, Muscat-Oman
§ AFT: Meeting with Syndicate of Teachers in Lebanon, Dec. 3, 2005, Beirut- Lebanon
§ USAID: meeting with municipalities in South Lebanon, Nov. 20, 2005, South Lebanon
§ ASSECAA: 2nd Meeting for the Association, Nov. 8-11, 2005, Sana’a-Yemen
§ MENA FATF: Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing, Sept. 25 & 29, Beirut-Lebanon
Lebanese Bodies & Organizations
§ Lebanese Pharmaceutical Importers’ Association: Regulations of Importing Pharmaceuticals, Dec. 11, 2008
§ Lebanese Mine Action Center: Regional Conference on Cluster Munitions Convention, Nov. 11-12, 2008
§ Kafa (Enough) organization: Trafficking in Persons and Prostitution, Oct. 23, 2008
§ Water & Energy Parliamentary Commission: Electric System in Lebanon, Sept. 15-16, 2008
§ Ministry of Economy & Trade: Strengthening and Development of SMEs in Lebanon, Aug. 2, 2007
§ Lebanese Army: Conference on Geographical Names, May 30, 2007
§ Consumer Protection: Objective Setting and Business Planning, April 24-27, 2007
§ Water Environment Research Center: Water Monitoring, Analyses and Database Maintenance, May 10-11, 2006
§ Federation of Tripoli Municipalities: Air Pollution, Dec. 2, 2005.
§ Imam Sadr Foundation: Common Ground, Dec. 1, 2005.
§ Caritas: Situation of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon, Nov. 28-30, 2005
§ La Sagesse University: Teaching Intellectual Property Rights in Arab Countries, Nov. 23-25, 2005
§ Zawaya Encounters, November 15, 2005
§ Sokoon: Prevention of Substance Abuse, Oct. 8, 2005.
§ Internal Security Forces: Combating Piracy, Sept. 27, 2005
§ St. Georges Hospital: Hip Replacement Course, June 24-25, 2005.
Live Interpretation
§ Interview with US Ambassador to Lebanon and US Undersecretary for Trade, Oct. 9, 2008, Future TV- Lebanon
§ Interviews with political analysts during a political talk show in Nov. and Dec. 2008, Future TV- Lebanon
§ Broadcast from UN Security Council’s session on the report of the UN International Investigation Commission, Future TV- Lebanon, Dec. 2008.
§ Broadcast from UN Security Council’s session on the establishment of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, May 30, 2007.
Teaching
§ Giving Simultaneous and Consecutive Translation Courses at the Lebanese University, Faculty of Letters and Human Resources, Oct. 2008-Dec. 2008
§ Teaching English at American Language Center, Summer 2003-2006.
Journalism
§ UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL): Interpreter and Research Assistant at the Public Information Office, March 2007-July 2008, Naqoura-Lebanon
§ The Daily Star newspaper: Translator and Reporter, July 2003- Nov. 2005, Beirut-Lebanon
Education
January 2004- July 2005, Lebanese University, Beirut- Lebanon§ Masters Degree in Interpretation
October 1999- June 2003, Lebanese University, Beirut- Lebanon
§ B.A. Degree in Translation
September 1996- June 1999, Rafic Hariri High School, Sidon- Lebanon
§ Lebanese Baccalaureate- Philosophy Section
§ Ranked 1st in South Lebanon Governorate in the official Lebanese Baccalaureate exams
References
§ Aline Bazouni, Interpreter,Contact: Hazmieh- Lebanon, Tel: 00961-3-316013;
§ Nayla Younes, UN Roster Interpreter
Contact: Hazmieh- Lebanon, Tel: 00961-3-242587;
§ Joumana Sayegh, Public Information Officer
Contact: Tyre- Lebanon, Tel: 00961-70-926963;