Comments for State department HR issues regarding translators...

State department HR issues regarding translators...

2009-04-01T12:50:07Z

I wonder if the guy or gal who did that great job with translating Russian for the Secretary Clinton got canned... and went to work for someone else?

From an email I received today, edited a bit to protect the innocent:

(Insert foreign Gov't Agency here) is cowardly inviting you to a Criminal Justice Task Force annual press conference, whose participants are the Deputy for Counter Narcotics, Senior law enforcement officials from (insert another agency here) including, Head of Prosecution, and (that agency's) Communication Director.

This conference will be held [someplace on some date) at 10:00am. For your more information please find the attached media advisory.

Makes ya wonder, y'know?

Comment from BillT on 2009-04-02

2009-04-02T05:40:55Z

'Fess up, Olga -- you've been listening to that "Armed Forces Answering Machine Message" clip again, haven't you...

Comment from olga on 2009-04-01

2009-04-01T22:12:53Z

Bill, even better if it continues "for the North-American support please press 4. A service fee of $56.00 will be charged to your account for this service."

Comment from BillT on 2009-04-01

2009-04-01T21:40:46Z

Great. Now we're outsourcing the DoS?

Hey -- that might solve a *lot* of problems...

*3am phone call*

"Hello. You have reached the number of the State Department of the American US. Please press 1 for English-like language..."

Comment from Fishmugger on 2009-04-01

2009-04-01T21:05:31Z

Too true Olga..."For your more information..." is more better.

Comment from olga on 2009-04-01

2009-04-01T16:47:33Z

so they got rid of the proofreaders, too??

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2009-04-01

2009-04-01T15:43:59Z

Oh, cordially is the word they were looking for, as the subsequent correction made clear.

I just wanted to engage in a little gratuitous State-bashing.

Comment from olga on 2009-04-01

2009-04-01T15:30:57Z

I think this is just a typo for 'cordially' not a translation issue but makes one wonder if the writer was projecting...