Education

LL.B. from Mackenzie University, São Paulo. LL.M. from the College of Judges (EPM), São Paulo.
Specialization degree in translation and interpretation from Alumni Association, São Paulo.
Professional development course in conference interpreting from York University, Toronto.

About the Interpreter

Celia Kfouri has been working in the interpreting market since 2008. Her working languages are Portuguese, English and Spanish. With dual citizenship and residency in Brazil and the US, she works as an interpreter in both countries.

Celia has interpreted at major conferences for international organizations (BRICS Summit, COP 28, IADB, Clinton Foundation, WHO, USAID, etc.) and the private sector (Cargill, Citibank, Ford, DowDuPont, Bridgestone, Pfizer, etc.). She has also interpreted world leaders such as Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Michael Bloomberg, Tony Blair, King Abdullah II, all Brazilian Presidents and Foreign Affairs Ministers since the FHC administration, as well as a number of Ministers of Justice, Economy and Justices of the Brazilian Supreme Court, and a dozen or more Nobel laureates.

Her background includes extensive knowledge in the legal field – she is a lawyer with a postgraduate degree and has been a member of the Brazilian Bar Association since 1993 – and international arbitration. She has in-depth experience in compliance audits, mergers and acquisitions, and in the areas of economics/finance, automotive, international relations, the environment, energy, education and IT. Given her presence in the American Midwest, Celia has intensified her practice in agribusiness, especially in animal health and nutrition.

Other qualifications:

– Rating Officer and Comparison Officer for the US State Department.
– President of APIC – Professional Association of Conference Interpreters – based in São Paulo, SP, elected for the period 2023-2025.
– Member of AIIC – International Association of Conference Interpreters, based in Geneva.
– Member of the ATA (American Translators Association).
– Member of TAALS (The American Association of Language Specialists).

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