Matthew Appel
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Chinese Full professional proficiency
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Experience
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DLA Piper Chile
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Chile
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Legal Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Summer Intern
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May 2023 - Aug 2023
- Reviewed and edited filings with the Fiscalía Nacional Económica (Chile’s competition authority) and legal alerts about antitrust developments in Latin America. - Completed a due diligence questionnaire on foreign investment in Chile’s energy sector. - Delivered office-wide presentation comparing the legal systems of the United States, Russia, and China. - Wrote a pro bono report on refugees and asylum seekers in Chile that was shared with UNHCR staff. - Reviewed and edited filings with the Fiscalía Nacional Económica (Chile’s competition authority) and legal alerts about antitrust developments in Latin America. - Completed a due diligence questionnaire on foreign investment in Chile’s energy sector. - Delivered office-wide presentation comparing the legal systems of the United States, Russia, and China. - Wrote a pro bono report on refugees and asylum seekers in Chile that was shared with UNHCR staff.
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Beijing Xin Fuxue International Academy
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China
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Humanities Teacher
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Aug 2021 - Jul 2022
- Taught Global Citizenship to Chinese middle school students within the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP). - Designed all unit plans and assessments within the MYP framework, including review materials for the IGCSE Global Citizenship exam. - Supervised students and communicated with parents as the seventh grade homeroom teacher. - Taught Global Citizenship to Chinese middle school students within the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP). - Designed all unit plans and assessments within the MYP framework, including review materials for the IGCSE Global Citizenship exam. - Supervised students and communicated with parents as the seventh grade homeroom teacher.
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Tsinghua Zhiqing International High School
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Beijing, China
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Politics and History Teacher
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Aug 2020 - Jul 2021
-Taught American History, European History, and AP Comparative Government and Politics to Chinese high school students. -Designed all course curricula and tests, including review materials for the AP exam. - Organized a schoolwide National Geographic Bee. -Taught American History, European History, and AP Comparative Government and Politics to Chinese high school students. -Designed all course curricula and tests, including review materials for the AP exam. - Organized a schoolwide National Geographic Bee.
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Vericant
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China
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations Associate
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Feb 2019 - Nov 2019
- Conducted bilingual interviews with Chinese students applying to U.S. high schools and colleges. - Translated Chinese dialogue in the interviews into English and created subtitles using Aegisub. - Trained new staff to set up video equipment and conduct interviews. - Proofread spoken English evaluation reports for grammatical and formatting errors. - Conducted bilingual interviews with Chinese students applying to U.S. high schools and colleges. - Translated Chinese dialogue in the interviews into English and created subtitles using Aegisub. - Trained new staff to set up video equipment and conduct interviews. - Proofread spoken English evaluation reports for grammatical and formatting errors.
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Office of Representative Thomas Suozzi
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Washington, D.C.
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Congressional Intern
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Sep 2018 - Dec 2018
- Composed memo for legislative staff on developments in China’s foreign policy and international trade practices. - Attended a briefing on North Korea-South Korea relations and summarized key information in the form of a memo. - Answered constituent phone calls and recorded their questions and concerns in an online database. - Composed memo for legislative staff on developments in China’s foreign policy and international trade practices. - Attended a briefing on North Korea-South Korea relations and summarized key information in the form of a memo. - Answered constituent phone calls and recorded their questions and concerns in an online database.
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Eurasian Research and Analysis Institute
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Washington D.C. Metro Area
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Armed Conflicts Project Intern
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Jan 2017 - Aug 2017
- Prepared an academic research paper about the frozen conflict in Transnistria, which was used in an online database on armed/frozen conflicts in Eurasia. - Contributed two articles on Romanian politics and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. - Provided ongoing alerts on changes and events related to the frozen conflict in Transnistria. - Prepared an academic research paper about the frozen conflict in Transnistria, which was used in an online database on armed/frozen conflicts in Eurasia. - Contributed two articles on Romanian politics and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. - Provided ongoing alerts on changes and events related to the frozen conflict in Transnistria.
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HCS Home Care
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New York, NY
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Customer Service Intern
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Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
- Collected and organized patient information with HHA eXchange database software. - Analyzed the results of a questionnaire regarding customer service performance and summarized findings using Microsoft Excel. - Provided translation services for Russian-speaking home health aides during training workshops. - Helped develop a series of PowerPoint presentations in Russian about palliative care and hospice. - Collected and organized patient information with HHA eXchange database software. - Analyzed the results of a questionnaire regarding customer service performance and summarized findings using Microsoft Excel. - Provided translation services for Russian-speaking home health aides during training workshops. - Helped develop a series of PowerPoint presentations in Russian about palliative care and hospice.
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Virtual Student Foreign Service
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Washington, DC
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eIntern
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Oct 2015 - May 2016
- Translated Lithuania’s media articles related to local political and economic issues from Russian into English. - Corresponded with two supervisors at the US Embassy in Lithuania to provide a weekly roundup of key trends in the Russian-language media. - Contributed to a daily review of Lithuanian media which was shared with State Department officials in Washington. - Translated Lithuania’s media articles related to local political and economic issues from Russian into English. - Corresponded with two supervisors at the US Embassy in Lithuania to provide a weekly roundup of key trends in the Russian-language media. - Contributed to a daily review of Lithuanian media which was shared with State Department officials in Washington.
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Education
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University of Michigan Law School
Doctor of Law - JD -
The George Washington University
Bachelor’s Degree, International Affairs -
Harbin Institute of Technology
Chinese Language and Literature -
Capital Normal University
Chinese Language and Literature -
Tartu Ülikool
Russian Language and Literature -
Universitatea de Studii Politice și Economice Europene „Constantin Stere”
Russian Language and Literature -
Kazan National Research Technological University
Russian Language and Literature -
Syosset High School
High School