French and Spanish interpreter
Timothy provides simultaneous interpreting from and to French and Spanish at meetings throughout Namibia.
UN meetings
When the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime announced seizures of trafficked wildlife, I provided simultaneous interpreting.
Multiple languages
At a CISNA meeting in Swakopmund, I worked in the French booth (rear) alongside Portuguese interpreters (front).
A qualified interpreter
English<>Spanish consecutive interpreting for the NIPAM meeting on lessons from Venezuela for the oil industry in Namibia.
Conference interpreting for events in Namibia
I’m Timothy Barton, a qualified interpreter working with English, French, Spanish and Catalan.
My company has interpreting equipment for up to 100 delegates. Furthermore, I work with several competent colleagues who interpret between English, French, Portuguese and Spanish, allowing us to cover several languages at your international meetings in Windhoek, Swakopmund or anywhere else in Namibia.
Timothy has interpreted for:
Global institutions
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change / Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Workshop on sustainable national greenhouse gas inventory management systems and the IPCC inventory software Simultaneous interpreting, French-English (both ways). Team leader.
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Meeting on Operation SAMA, related to wildlife crime Simultaneous interpreting, French-English (both ways). Team leader.
Timothy and his team supported us in our workshop. They were very competent and reliable. I can highly recommend them. Thank you very much!
Africa-wide institutions
- African Women's Development Fund Planning meeting for the 2026 African Feminist Forum Simultaneous interpreting, French-English (both ways). Team leader.
- African Insurance Organisation 50th General Assembly Simultaneous interpreting, French-English (both ways).
Subregional institutions
- Association of Parliamentary Libraries in Eastern and Southern Africa 22nd conference Simultaneous interpreting, French-English. Team leader.
- Electoral Commissions Forum of SADC Countries Regional workshop on information ecosystems and elections Simultaneous interpreting, French-English (both ways).
Namibian organisations
- National Commission on Research Science and Technology/Association of African Universities Peer-to-peer learning meeting on the Science Granting Councils Initiative Simultaneous interpreting, French-English (both ways).
- Namibian Institute of Public Administration and Management Meeting on “Navigating oil discovery: lessons from Venezuela for sustainable development in Namibia” Consecutive interpreting, Spanish-English (both ways), including for a private meeting with a Government minister.
- Committee of Insurance, Securities and Non-Banking Financial Authorities Secretariat 46th meeting Simultaneous interpreting, French-English (both ways). Team leader. I also supplied Portuguese interpreters.
Non-governmental organisations
- Universiteit Leiden South-South dialogue on green hydrogen Simultaneous interpreting, Spanish-English (both ways). Team leader. I also provided Portuguese interpreters.
- European Partnership for Democracy Workshop on the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights Simultaneous interpreting, French-English (both ways). Team leader.
We were all very happy with the interpreting services. The team was very capable and professional. Big thanks to you and the team.
Related services
Remote interpreting
I can provide remote simultaneous interpreting and phone interpreting services for clients around the world, either directly (between French, Spanish, Catalan and English) or by hiring a colleague (Otjiherero, Oshiwambo, Portuguese, etc.). Find out more.
Portuguese and other languages
In addition to English, French, Spanish and Catalan, we team up with colleagues to provide interpreters for other languages. The following organisations hired Portuguese-English interpreters through Anglo Premier Translations:
- Multilem - Design e construção de espaços
- Road Fund Administration
- United Nations Development Programme, Namibia
- Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa
- Elimination 8 Secretariat
Court interpreting
I am a certified French<->English and Spanish<->English translator and interpreter registered with the High Court of Namibia. If you require a French or Spanish interpreter for court proceedings, whether in the High Court or a district court, for police interviews, or for similar purposes, please get in touch.
ATA guide to interpreting services
To find out more about buying interpreting services, read the guide developed by the American Translators Association.
