The Office of Language Services of the U.S. Department of State provides interpreters (oral communication) and translators (written documents) to various federal government agencies which organize training programs and cultural exchanges for foreign officials and experts or hold international meetings and conferences.

It is currently looking for Khmer, Vietnamese, Lao, Indonesian and Thai freelance consecutive and simultaneous interpreters for sporadic work in the United States. Applicants must speak fluent English and one of the aforesaid languages, be U.S. citizens or permanent residents (minimum 2-year residency), able to travel 3-4 weeks at a time, with a college degree and excellent knowledge of U.S. Government and current affairs.
Previous interpreting experience is not required. For more information regarding the work involved, please contact Ralitsa Combs at (202) 663-1619 or mail to: CombsRR@state.gov

The Office of Language Services is also looking for translators from English into Khmer, Vietnamese, Lao, Indonesian and Thai or from those languages into English. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold visas allowing them to work in the United States and have the ability to write well in the foreign language or English at an educated, native level. A college degree and several years of professional translating experience are required. Knowledge of public and international affairs vocabulary in both languages is essential. Working knowledge of MS Word and PowerPoint is also strongly recommended.

Candidates interested in working as contractors for the Office of Language
Services should send resume to Carol Wolter at mail to: WolterC2@state.gov or fax it (202) 261-8807, attention Carol Wolter.