Bärbel Sachse

Bärbel Sachse was born in Dresden in 1960. As a child and teenager, she lived in Moscow for a total of 10 years – equipping her with near-native Russian language skills. She started her professional career in 1983 in the civil service, where she worked as a translator and interpreter at the Federal Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) amongst other things. She has been working as a freelance interpreter and translator in Berlin since 2000.

In 2005, she founded ask@co Sprachendienst GmbH with some of her colleagues and has been Managing Director ever since.

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Languages

German (A), Russian (B), English (C)

Focus

simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, translating

Background

exceptional language skills after living in Moscow for 10 years

Education / qualifications

  • qualified language professional (diploma)
  • graduated from Moscow State Linguistic University (1978 – 1983)

Great experience in the following fields

  • Bundeswehr (German armed forces) and NATO
  • international disarmament treaties
  • general politics
  • general law
  • economics
  • environmental protection
  • local politics
  • power industry
  • transport policy

Selected clients

  • German Bundestag (national parliament)
  • German Institute for International and Security Affairs
  • Deutsch-Russisches Forum e. V.
  • Petersburger Dialog e. V.
  • German Council on Foreign Relations e. V.
  • leading associations of the German economy  (OADWi, AHK, DIHK etc.)
  • party foundations
  • business enterprises (EADS, PCK Schwedt, Gazprom Germania etc. )
  • German banks
  • International Transport Forum
  • TV networks (ZDF, MDR)

Member of

  • BDÜ (Bundesverband der Übersetzer und Dolmetscher e.V.)
  • VKD (Verband der Konferenzdolmetscher)

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