Experience

Embassy of Canada | Ambassade du Canada

• Canada
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Political and Public Affairs Officer

  • 2007 - Present

  - Develop and implement the Embassy’s communication strategy in close collaboration with Mission’s sections - Increase public awareness of Canadian values and priorities through a wide and diversified media coverage- Liaise with local media and promotes Canadian interests on the Embassy's communication tools (FB/Twitter/Website)- Draft, translate and publish Embassy's press releases - Prepare content and media lines for Head of Mission’s interviews - Organize and handle the logistics of high level visits of Canadian officials to Lebanon (former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Stephane Dion, 2016 - former Minister of International Development Marie Claude Bibeau, 2016 - former Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney, 2014) - Maintain and develop productive relationships with governmental institutions- Coordinate the Embassy’s public affairs strategy (designs, plans, executes, reports)- Manage the budget and activities related to the Francophonie month- Translate official correspondence and acts as interpreter during sensitive meetings- Write daily press reviews- Draft analytical reports on priority themes

• Political and Public Affairs Assistant

  • 2001 - 2007

  - Monitored daily political and economic developments- Prepared documents, press releases and procedures for the use of the Head of Mission - Organized embassy cultural events and other public affairs events- Liaised with Lebanese officials and media- Organized visits by Canadian officials to Lebanon

• Translator / Social secretary

  • 1999 - 2001

  - Provided administrative support to the consular section- Assisted in the issuance of passports and Canadian citizenships- Translated useful documents to section- Helped organize Embassy social events



LBCI

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Translator

  • 1998 - 1999

  - Translated feature films from Arabic to French and English for dubbing - Translated feature films from Arabic to French and English for dubbing