ABBAS R KAZMI
215 Cherry St. SW, Vienna, VA 22180 (703) 627-5487 sabbask@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE :
I seek employment as an instructor, translator, interpreter or editor of Urdu and Punjabi languages.
PROFILE :
I bring more than twenty years of international political and administrative experience as a career diplomat in the Foreign Service of Pakistan, with tours in the Middle East and Asia as well as residence in the United States. Moreover, during the last two years, I have gained valuable experience as an Urdu and Punjabi linguist. My career has enabled me to combine excellent interpersonal, communications and customer service skills with challenging responsibilities. I have learned to adopt a disciplined approach to the task at hand and developed the innate ability to anticipate potential obstacles, with a view to attaining specific targets.
EDUCATION/TRAINING :
M.A. Economics - University of Peshawar, Pakistan ,1980
B.A. Economics, Political Science - Edwards College, Peshawar, 1977
French Language Course, Levels I, II, III, from American University of Beirut, October 1993-January 1994.
Arabic Language Course at Foreign Service Academy, Islamabad, July-Sep, 1983.
CAREER :
As a Linguist :
10/19/06 to date : Urdu Teacher, Comprehensive Language Center, Arlington, VA.
10/03/06 to date :Punjabi Interpreter, Advanced Communication and Translation, Inc., Bethesda, MD.
8/24/06 to date :Urdu and West Punjabi Translator and Proofreader, FCI Corporation , Easton, PA .
8/14/06 to date : Cultural Instructor, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Howard University ,Washington, D.C./ aiSim Technologies, Arlington ,VA.
7/26/06 to 9/15/06: Urdu Teacher, Comprehensive Language Center, Arlington, VA.
03/29/06 to date : West Punjabi-English Transcriber, Advanced Language Systems International, Rockville, MD.
11/28/05 to 02/09/06:Urdu Teacher/Tester ;West Punjabi Tester Inlingua Language Center, Arlington, VA .
11/22/05 to 6/22/06 : Urdu Teacher, International Language Institute, Washington , DC.
9/6/05 to 7/27/06:Urdu Teacher/Tester ;West Punjabi Tester Diplomatic Language Services, Arlington ,VA
9/2005 to present : Court Interpreter, Urdu language, All Language Alliance, Inc., Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
6/27/05 to 08/10/05:Urdu Teacher/Tester, Diplomatic Language Services, Arlington.
10/25/04 to12/30/04:Urdu Teacher/Tester, Diplomatic Language Services, Arlington.
08/02/04 to 10/22/04 :Urdu Teacher, Language Learning Enterprises, Washington, D.C.
07/28/04 to date: Urdu ,Hindi and Punjabi Interpreter, CTS LanguageLink, Vancouver, Washington.
07/05/04 to date: Consultant, Punjabi , Transparent Language, New Hampshire, VA.
07/07/04 to 09/02/04:Urdu Teacher/Tester, Diplomatic Language Services, Arlington.
06/04 to 07/20/06 : Subject Matter Expert and Audio Narrator, Punjabi language , National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland.
04/05/04 to 04/30/04: Urdu Instructor, National Foreign Affairs Training Center, Arlington VA.
04/2004 to 12/04:Urdu and Punjabi Interpreter, Fairfax. County Public School,
As a Diplomat :
10/2001 to March ,2004 : Sick leave from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan.
05/2001 to October,2001:On Leave from Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),Pakistan.
1999-05/2001:Director, Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) ,MOFA, Pakistan.
1995-1999 : First Secretary/Counselor, Embassy of Pakistan, Washington D.C.
1992-1995 : Charges d' Affaires/First Secretary, Embassy of Pakistan, Beirut.
1991-1992 : Director, Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), MOFA, Pakistan.
1989-1991 : Section Officer, International Conferences, MOFA, Pakistan.
1984-1989 : Third Secretary/Second Secretary, Embassy of Pakistan, Kuala Lumpur.
1983-1984 : Section Officer, Economic Coordination, MOFA, Pakistan.
1982-1983 : Completed nine months' Foreign Service Training, Islamabad, Pakistan.
1981-1982 : Completed nine months' Training for Civil Servants, Lahore, Pakistan.

EXPERIENCE:
Represented Pakistan at numerous International Conferences/Meetings in Turkey, Malaysia, Iran, Morocco, Senegal, and Pakistan. (See Annex A)
1992-95: Accomplished the task of reopening Embassy of Pakistan, Beirut, Lebanon that was not functioning since 1984 due to the civil war. Also supervised the renovation of the Embassy building that was in shambles.
Acted as Charge d’Affaires (Head of Mission) for over a year till the Ambassador came.
1996-97: Worked as Liaison Officer of Pakistan Embassy with the Iranian Interests Section, Washington, D.C.
1997-98 Head of Chancery (Administrative Officer), Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C. Supervised staff strength of around hundred persons.
SKILLS: Familiar with MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and Windows XP
INTERESTS: Current Affairs, Books

Annex A- Meetings Attended

1. In the capacity of Director (Organization of Islamic Conference) at Islamabad, represented Pakistan at the following events:
(a) 20th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers held in Istanbul in August 1991.
(b) 7th Meeting of OIC Economic & Commercial Committee held in Istanbul in Oct. 1991.
(c) 6th Islamic Summit Meeting held in Dakar, Senegal in December 1991.
(d) 7th Follow-up Meeting of OIC Economic and Commercial Committee held in Istanbul in May 1992.
2. Member, Pakistan delegation to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings held in Malaysia and Cyprus in October, 1989 and October 1993 respectively.
3. As Director ECO (Economic Cooperation Organization), represented Pakistan at :
(a) Sixth ECO Summit Meeting held in Tehran, Iran, in 2000.
(b) ECO Trade Minister’s Meeting held in Tehran, Iran, in 2000.
(c) ECO Regional Planning Commission Meeting held in Tehran, Iran, in 2001.
(d) ECO Ministerial Meeting on Communications held in Islamabad in 2000.
(e) ECO Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan in 2001.
4. During tour of duty at Kuala Lumpur, represented Pakistan at :
(a) Staff Promotion and Service Board of International Islamic University, Malaysia (1985-89). (b) Second OIC Meeting on Labor and Social Security held at Kuala Lumpur in Oct.,1984.
(c) Ninth Session of the FAO Regional Commission on Farm Management for Asia and Far East held at Kuala Lumpur from 28-31 October 1986.
(d) Ninth Meeting of Association of Science Cooperation in Asia (ASCA), held at Kuala Lumpur on 12-13 October, 1987.