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Freelance conference interpreter for Department of State, including interpreting for 3 US presidents, secretary of state and other officials
Consecutive or simultaneous interpreter for a number of Czech and Slovak delegations - journalists, supreme court judges, mayors, university deans, health care professionals, etc. - in the U.S. for USA and other agency programs
Conference interpreter for Czech Minister of Defense during his visit in the U.S.
Simultaneous interpreter for U.S. military and police training courses
Simultaneous interpreter for a number of Czech and Slovak labor and union delegations in Washington, D.C.
U.S. courts interpreting experience, Colorado, California and other states
Language testing for U.S. Department of State and private U.S. companies
Interpreter for members of Czechoslovak presidential delegation in Washington, D.C.
TRANSLATING
Translations of manuals and other materials for government agencies and U.S. companies
Translation and revision of Czechoslovak statutes and agreements for the U.S. Department of State, DOJ and several D.C. and other law firms
Translation of contracts, business documents, letters and other materials for American companies doing business in Czech and Slovak Republics
Technical translation, including nuclear power plant contracts, textile patents and agricultural, medical, banking and computer materials
Czech/Slovak tape transcripts/translations for U.S. agencies and private companies
CONSULTING
Evaluation of Czech/Slovak language materials, including military texts
Testing of Czech language students and interpreters for U.S. government and universities
Consulting for several law firms - evaluation of contracts and proposals for possible cultural bias and advertising mishaps
Assisting National Democratic Institute with preparation of a bipartisan international observer delegation for the Czechoslovak elections
EDUCATION
Ph.D., History of Journalism, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1987
MA, TV Journalism, Charles University Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1977