HORTENSE MBEA
EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELDS OF TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION
March 1999 to present:
Simultaneous interpretation during conferences/missions and translation of work documents. English to French and French to English. As a freelance. Africa region.
United Nations: UNDP, UNAFRI, UNECA, IOM Geneva, UNICEF, UNDP CEA-SURF, UNDESA, WHO, UNFPA, IAC-HTP, UNON, UNEP, UN-HABITAT, UNFPA…
AU (African Union) and OAU: Interim Chairperson’s Cabinet, Center for Conflict Management, Central Organ, Advisory Committees, Peace and Security Council...
Miscellaneous: Ford Foundation of New York, African Social Forum, ENDA Ethiopia, COMESA, IMF, World Bank, UNDESA, Engender Health, visit of the French Minister for Cooperation to Addis, visit of President Abdou Diouf (IOF) to Addis, visit of French senatorial delegations, USAID, Panafrican Parliament, African Development Bank (AfDB), GTZ, DFID...
2004 to present: interpreter for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) during its missions in Africa.
2004 to 2006: Several short term (3 to 6 months) translation contracts with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
EDUCATION
2004: Cambridge English Proficiency test (IELTS): 9/9 (M#aximum score. Excellent user)
1999 to 2001: ESTICE (Ecole Supérieure des Traducteurs, Interprètes et Cadres du Commerce Extérieur). Lille Catholic University. Lille, France.
School Diploma equivalent to a Master's degree / Maîtrise.
• Subjects: Translation, Interpretation, Commonwealth and American Law, International Trade, Marketing, Commerce, Transports and Logistics, Finance, Accounting.
1994 to 1997: University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
Bachelor's Degree in Bilingual Letters (English, French and Spanish as an option).
• Subjects: Translation, Linguistics, Literature, Commonwealth Studies, Francophonie.
1993: Lycée Français St-Exupéry, Brazzaville, Congo.
Baccalauréat A2: literature, languages, history, philosophy.
LANGUAGES AND COMPUTERS
Languages:French: Native speaker.
English: Bilingual.
Spanish: Written, read, understood.
Italian: Learner.
PC: Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes, dtSearch, FrontPage, SAP/R3, AS400 and HTML
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