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Name         : Amira Amir Ragheb
Date of birth: 2/11/1977
Address      : Piece No. 8330 – Mohammad Shaaban St., Mokattam
Tel          : 010/1597116 – 02/25050379
E-mail       : amira_wahba@yahoo.com


Post-graduate
studies:
2003               Professional Cerificate in Written Translation
                             American University in Egypt
                      -   Translation of legal documents
                      -   Agreements and Conventions
                      -   Speeches
                      -   Print Media
                      -   United Nations Translation
                      -   Translation linguistics
                      -   Lexicography&Terminology
                      -   Research Tools
                      -   Miscellaneous topics

2008               Professional Dual Certificate in Simultaneous
                   Interpreting, American University in Cairo
                      - Simultaneous interpreting
                      - Consecutive and At Sight
                      - Chuchotage

Education:

1995-1999             Faculty of Economics and Political Science,
                     Cairo University
                     Grade: Good

1984-1995          Ramses College for Girls
Work Experience:
Freelance           USAID, UNDP (check my translation at
translator &        www.harpas.org),       AIDSLEX        Website
interpreter         (www.aidslex.com),    UN    Habitat,   CIHRS
                    (www.cihrs.org), Euro-Med Partnership, P&G,
                    Dale Carnegie Multinational Training, Master
                    Media publishing house,        Piraeus Bank,
                    MultiLingua Translation office, TRACCS PR
                    Company, Magnificent magazine (editor and
                    translator), etc.

7 May – 11 May      COMCEC Follow-Up Conference
2012                Ankara, Turkey
                    Job Deccription: Translation of speeches of Arab
                    Presidents and Ministers and COMCEC
                    resolutions.

                    COMCEC, OIC Ministerial Conference
17 October – 24     Istanbul, Turkey
October 2011        Job Deccription: Translation of speeches of Arab
                    Presidents and Ministers and COMCEC
                    resolutions.


January 2011 – To   Translation Instructor
date                School of Continuing Education, The American
                    University in Cairo


2 October – 9       COMCEC, OIC Ministerial Conference
October 2010        Istanbul, Turkey
                    Job Deccription: Translation of speeches of Arab
                    Presidents and Ministers and COMCEC
                    resolutions.

December 2008 –     European Union Twinning Railway Project
July 2010           Job Description: Translation of official documents
                    and interpreting official meetings at the Ministry of
                    Transport and Egyptian National Railways
                    Authority.


17 October-24       COMCEC, OIC Ministerial Conference
October 2008        Istanbul, Turkey
                    Job Deccription: Translation of speeches of Arab
                    Presidents and Ministers and COMCEC
                    resolutions.


20 April-25 April   Workshop on Gender Equality,
2008                 ECEEP (Early Childhood Education Enhancement
                    Program), CIDA
                    Job Description:
                    - Simultaneous and Consecutive interpreting
                    - Chuchotage


March 2007-April    Booz Allen Hamilton
2008                Multinational Consulting Company
                    Egyptian National Railways Restructuring Project
                    Job Description:
                    Simultaneous interpreting of official meetings and
                    presentations
                    Translation of official documents


October 2003-       MultiLingua Translation Office:
March 2007          Job Description: Translation, proofreading and
                    interpreting for clients such as ECEEP program
                    (CIDA), JICA, Bearing Point Consulting
                    Company, Etisalat, HUWAWEI, SODIC, in
                    addition to numerous meetings and documents of
                    esteemed companies and highly technical projects
                    besides religious, political, economics, finance,
                    legal, environmental documents, etc.


August 2000-        Radio and TV Union
October 2005        English News Desk, European Program
                    Job Description: - Translation of news items
                                     - Editing and Proofreading


August 2000-        "Our Baby" magazine
December 2000       Job Description: - Editng
                                     - Translation
Qualifications:    More than 600 hours of consecutive and
                   simultaneous interpreting, passed the "World Bank,
                   Washington DC" translation exam, interviewed Dr.
                   Yakoub Al Sharoani, achieved second ranking in
                   secondary school. Besides, I lead outreaches and
                   organize trips.

Computer Skills:   Word- Powerpoint – Excel- internet search - very
                   speedy typing of both English and Arabic
                   languages

Interests:
Hobbies:           Reading, visiting new places and communicating
                   with people

Travel:            Visited Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Greece, Spain,
                   France, Belgium, Thailand and UAE.

References:        Furnished upon request