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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today’s interview is with Gerard Mosolo, a legal research fellow currently working in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Binga, in the north region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). After elementary school, I went to a Catholic boarding …
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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today’s interview is with Louis Gilbert, who is working in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress as a legal research fellow. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Paris, France. My mother is American and my father is French, so I grew up speaking both English and French …
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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today’s interview is with Nabila Buhary, a foreign law intern working in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Melbourne, Australia, and completed a bachelor of laws/bachelor of arts double degree at Monash University in Australia in 2012. I completed my practical legal training at the United …
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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today’s interview is with Damian Terbiler, a foreign law intern working in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Poland and raised in Melbourne, Australia. My parents brought me to New York City for the first time when I was 13 years old and …
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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
This week’s interview is with Joanne Baxter, who is working at the Law Library of Congress as a legal editor. 1. Describe your background. I was born in Panama and lived there until I was ten years old, after which my family moved to South Florida, where I remained until I relocated to Washington, D.C. in 2010. …
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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
The following is an interview with Mossaed Al-Barrak, who is currently working at the Law Library of Congress as a foreign law intern. Describe your background. I graduated from King Saud University College of Law and Political Science with an LL.B. When I graduated, I worked in our family business, Al-Barrak Industrial Group, where I …
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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Describe your background. I was born and raised in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. I attended elementary, middle, and high school there. In 2008, I graduated from Al-Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, where I earned a bachelor’s degree in Islamic law. What is your academic/professional history? After graduating from college in 2008, I was nominated …
Posted in: Global Law, Interview
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today’s interview is with Ghidaa Bajbaa, a foreign law intern currently working with George Sadek on research related to the laws of various countries in the Middle East. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. I obtained my bachelor degree in law from King Abdulaziz University and then registered at …
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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Once again, for Veterans Day, we decided to highlight the Veterans History Project (VHP) of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center. The VHP was established following the passage of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act in October 2000, with the primary purpose of collecting “video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of American …
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