INTERPRETING

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.

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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

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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

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EDUCATION

Ph.D., History of Journalism, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1987

MA, TV Journalism, Charles University Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1977

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LANGUAGES

Czech, Slovak, English

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MEMBERSHIP

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ATA - American Translators Association

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REFERENCES

Please contact me directly.

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