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Pedro Antonio Fanego Sea

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Santa Marta de Ortigueira, Spain
Joined November 25, 2020

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18 years of continued experiences as English translator & interpreter. Served in Cuban Foreign Ministry, Ethiopia and a Cuban radio station's website 15 years of occasional experiences as translator & interpreter of Amharic language (Ethiopia & Eritrea). Served in Ethiopia and collaborated with Havana Office of UNHCR (United Nation's High Commissioner for Refugees) Cambridge University Advanced English Certificate, 2020. Passed exam in Lugo, Spain. Addis Ababa University Diploma (BA) in Amharic Language, 1981. Studied an worked for over 6 years in Ethiopia. "Maximo Gorki" Language Teachers School, (BA), Havana, 1980. 4 years course.
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Havana Office of United Nation's High Commissioner for Refugees
Feb 2008 – Apr 2019
Havana, Cuba
Amharic language translator and interpreter
Translated documents from Amharic to Spanish and viceversa Interpreted interviews with Ethiopian and Eritrean seekers of refugee status
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Radio Cadena Habana's website
Sep 2007 – Apr 2019
Havana, Cuba
Translator and journalist
Translated texts for the website and wrote articles in Spanish and English
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Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Oct 1998 – Dec 2006
Havana, Cuba
Diplomatic official
Served in the Multilateral Affairs Division, liaising with ILO, UNHCR, IOM, ICRC, ISDR and OCHA
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Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Feb 1997 – Sep 1998
Havana, Cuba
English translator, editor and interpreter
Interpreted at meetings with official delegations visiting Cuba, including Heads of State, Foreign Ministers and Deputy Ministers, and other senior international visitors, like His Holiness Pope John Paul's entourage. Translated and edited official papers from Spanish to English and viceversa.
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Cuban Civil Cooperation Mission
Sep 1981 – Jan 1985
Ethiopia
Translator and Interpreter in English and Amharic languages
Translated official documents from Spanish to English and Amharic, and viceversa. Interpreted from Spanish to English and Amharic and viceversa for senior officials of Cuban Civil Cooperation in Ethiopia and high level Cuban delegations visiting Ethiopia, including Ministers, Deputy Ministers, and Cuban Communist Party Politburo members