TowhomitmayConcern,
IamwritingthislettertoattesttoPaul’sskillsinlanguageandpublicrelations.InthefouryearsIhaveknownhim,Ihavebeenconsistentlyimpressedwithhisabilitynotonlytonegotiatecomplexideasinotherlanguages,butalsotorelatethesethingsinapersonable,conscientiousfashion.Hismannerinthesecasesisbothprofessionalandpersonal,twoqualitieswhichIfindparticularlyvaluableinaprofessionalsetting.Hehaspersonallyhelpedmeinprofessionalnegotiationforeverythingfromtrainticketstocontractinformation,andIhavealwaysbeenabletocountonhim.
IfirstmetPaulinschool,wherehewasastudentattheuniversityatwhichItaught.Hewaswell-knowntomostofthewesternersintown,whocouldcallfromdifferentuniversitiestoaskforhishelp.Sometimesthishelpinvolvedtranslationofprofessionaldocuments,andsometimesitinvolvedpersonalhelpinmakingphonecalls.Manyofthesewesternerscontinuetocallhimtoday,eventhoughtheylivequitefarawayfromhim,becausetheyhavecometotrusthimverymuch.FromthisfoundationinpublicrelationsPaulhasfoundpositionsinvariousprofessionalcapacitiesandhasbeenhighly-valuedineachplace.Heisgenerallythesortofemployeeacompanyfindsmostvaluableinitsdealingswithbothforeignanddomesticclients.Heputspeopleattheireasewithhislanguageabilityandmanner,bothofwhichcommunicatetopeoplethattheycanrelaxandsimplycommunicate.IwouldhighlyrecommendPaulasanemployee.Hisexperienceandmannerarerareandveryvaluable.
RobertMoore
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