Meet the interpreter

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Coral Fresneda is a professional conference interpreter based in The Hague, Netherlands

Her areas of expertise include international criminal law, human rights and transnational organised crime

As a freelance interpreter, Coral has worked extensively for international and EU institutions under the United Nations CEB-AIIC Agreement for accredited interpreters, as well as through interpreting agencies and leading civil society organisations.

Her high-profile work includes interpreting for ministerial and diplomatic representatives from Latin American and European governments, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and at international conferences, such as COP28. She has also provided interpretation for influential public figures, including one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, showcasing her versatility and expertise across a wide range of sectors.

She holds an Integrated Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Translation and Interpreting, specialising in Law, and she was officially appointed as a Sworn Translator and Interpreter by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2013. She further refined her expertise with a Master’s Degree in Conference Interpreting.

During her studies, she gained valuable international experience as an English Teacher at King’s College, and at the Institute of Philology and Language Communication of the Siberian Federal University, where she became fluent in Russian. After debuting at the booths of the European Council, she started her career as a freelance conference interpreter.

With 14 years of experience in demanding, high-level environments, Coral brings precision, professionalism and cultural insight to every assignment. From legal and diplomatic arenas to corporate environments,
she ensures clear, accurate and meaningful communication for clients worldwide.

Testimonials

  • M. LLINARES – EU Project Manager

    We were gladly surprised by the attention and care she put into her work […] During the event, she was able to adapt perfectly to our needs, although we didn't make it easy for her, and she did a magnificent job. The participants of the event were delighted and so were we, we hope we can count on her for future events.

  • JOHN KATZENBACH – Bestseller

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    Coral - the translator superb! I couldn’t have made it through the day without you!

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  • S. ULLOA

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    Great professional, excellent work. It has been a success to hire her services both for her efficiency and her personalized attention.

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  • S. SHOULTS – Project Manager

    Coral […] provided simultaneous interpretation services for us at a week-long workshop, bringing together around 40 colleagues from 8 different countries. She did an excellent job, arrived well prepared, and brought a lot of value to the workshop, being highly engaged throughout and very friendly and professional to work with.

  • E. J. BROWN – University Lecturer and Conference Interpreter

    Coral is a wonderful professional interpreter with vast experience in conference interpreting. Collaborating with Coral is also such a pleasure. Furthermore, she kindly dedicated her time to speak to students of the Undergraduate Degree of Translation and Interpreting at the University of Alicante about her experience over the years, giving advice and information on good practices. Thank you so much Coral for your kindness, professionalism and approachability.

More about the interpreter

As a little girl, Coral was fascinated by her grandfather’s National Geographic magazines and dreamed of exploring those remote lands and communicating with the locals to learn about their history and culture. It was also through his collection of Russian classics that she became acquainted with the notion of morality, developing a heightened sense of justice from an early age.

This led her to combine the study of languages with legal, social and political sciences, as well as diplomacy and protocol. Whereas studying or working, she has lived in 10 countries and visited over 30 so far. She can communicate in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Catalan, Russian and Dutch. However, given the technical nature of her assignments, she only interprets from English into Spanish and vice versa, as well as from French into Spanish. 

She started her career over a decade ago and now she now looks forward to the challenges ahead and wishes to become more involved in social justice, being that bridge that connects cultures and hopefully contributing to a fairer world.

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