Higher Education and Degrees:

• Lycée Français Louis Pasteur (Baccalauréat)
• Civilisation Française et Psychologie, (Sorbonne, Paris, 1967)
• Proficiency Certificate, Cambridge University (1967)
• Ecole d'Interprètes, Université de Genève (1968-1971)
• Holborn College , London (1971-1972) Simultaneous and Consecutive Conference Interpreter - Translator

Professional Associations:

• AIIC International Association of Conference Interpreters (Geneva)
• TAALS American Association of Language Specialists (Washington) - Executive Vice-president for Latin America (1985-1988)
• Founding member of AIC and AVINC in Colombia and Venezuela

Professional Experience and Expertise:

• Since 1973 , has organized teams and worked on multi-language conferences in several countries throughout the continent for a wide array of national and international organizations as well as public and private institutions including:
  United Nations Family (ILO, FAO, UNESCO, UNDP, WMO , ICAO , WIPO, WHO, UNIDO, UNFPA, UNEP,UNCTAD), Financial Institutions (IDB, IMF, World Bank), Central Banks , Organization of American States , Pan American Health Organization, Latin American Economic System , European Community, European and Latin American Parliamentary Organizations,Embassies (including Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany , Great Britain, United States, Switzerland) International Trade Unions, Medical, Scientific and Cultural Associations and Universities
• Consecutive interpretation as escort of high ranking representatives of governments and private and public institutions at large such as Sen. Javits (1976), Min. Cheysson (1980) , Amb. J. Kirkpatrick (1988), Amb. I. Rabinovich (1990), Min. Shimon Peres (1995-1998), Secr. William Perry (1996) , Elie Wiesel (1989), Dr. Brian Weiss(1995-1998), Dr. Deepak Chopra (1996), Lord Levy, British Parliament (2000), William URY, Harvard University (2003, 2004), former USA President Jimmy CARTER (2004)

• Areas of special interest and in depth knowledge include:
  • Law, Politics and Government- Economics, Finance, International Trade
  • Social and human studies, spec. education and psychology- Management
  • Medicine, Dentistry , scientific research and related fields; Environment and Agriculture
  • Telecommunications, computer science
  • Translator for regular publications on contemporary thought (development, education, management)

• Translator of a number of periodic publications including:
  • Translation and editing of material for “El Demografico” , monthly publication on population and demography , UNFPA (1973-74)
  • UNESCO : Higher Education Bulletin (198o-1985)
  • Regular Bulletins of the Latin American Development Administration Center (1983-1985)
  • Contemporary Thought (1988-1998)

Some recent conferences and meetings include:

• WORLD BANK : Supreme Court of Justice. Modernization of the Judiciary : Meetings with representatives of the Singapur' and Philippines' systems (2002, 2003, 2004)
• International Court on Arbitration: Seminars on Conciliation and Arbitration, (2001-2002, 2003 - 2005)
• National Assembly : Visiting US Congress representatives (2003-2004)
• 110th Assembly Inter- parliamentary Union , Mexico, D.F. , April 2004
• IMF – High Level Missions , Central Bank and Financial Institutions, 2004. Meeting with Prospective Experts, Trinidad – (August 2005)
• OAS - Meeting of Government representatives on Contributions to Election Campaigns, Feb.1998; 27th Session, June 1998 High Level Meeting on Poverty, Equity and Social Inclusion (November 2003)
• UNEP United Nations Environmental Program :Control of Desertification" - Bogotá, Colombia (June 2003) - Land Based Sources of Marine Pollution (2005) FAO – Workshop (2004) – WECAFC Fisheries Committee – Trinidad, October 2005 – Codex Alimentarius – Costa Rica (2005 )
• ECLAC – 30th Session, Puerto Rico, June 2004
• SELA , Latin American Economic System: Foreign Investment in Latin America (June 2000); XXVI Council Meeting (Oct. 2000): Financing of SMES (2002) – Integration of Higher Education Institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean (July 2005)
• FTAA - First Round of Ronda Negotiations USA- Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo, January 2004)
• ITU- International Telecommunications Union - (May 2000-September 2001 - 2002 2004 ) - CONATEL (Venezuelan Telecommunications Authority ) (2005) - Huawei technologies (2005)
• Family Therapy Workshops . Breaking the Cycle of Violence (July 2005)
• Symposium on Neuroscience – Antipsychotic drugs (August 2005) - “Drug Observatories - : I International Meeting Venezuela –European Union” , November 2005
• XV Interamerican Conference on “Oncocercosis” (November 2005)
• Multicultural Caribbean United Against Aids –Dominican Republic, March 2004
• Leadership Workshops for High Level Managers - Seminarium (2002) - CANTV (Venezuelan Telephone Company) (2003) - SAP Workshops (2004 -2005)
• New Computer Products : FYC systems (2002), AVAYA (2002), IBM September - November 2003 – Microsoft 2005
• Duke University - North Carolina Teleconferences Cardiology "Echo in Context" - (2001 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005)
• Teleconferences y Simposia in Cardiology, Management of Pain , Urology, Ophtalmology, Dentistry , Endoscopic interventions in Gastroenterology, Pediatric Surgery , Psiconeuroimmunology , Neonatology. Allergies, and other medical fields (2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005)
• Venezuelan Foundation of Youth Orchestras : Workshops and training (2003-2004)
  New England Conservatory Youth Orchestras 2005)
• Sports FIFA : Sub-17 Championship , Lima – October 2005.

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