American governmental, business and media organizations face daunting communications difficulties in today’s world. Language barriers, of course, are the primary hurdles. Potentially more treacherous, however, are problems arising from organizational inexperience and naiveté in connection with cross-cultural interactions.

Advanced Language Services (ALS) specializes in bridging both linguistic and cultural obstacles to efficient operations in multicultural environments. International relations—which typically include an intercultural relations component—is a key element of any successful endeavor in the global arena.

ALS has the expertise to facilitate effective communications across language barriers while fostering greater understanding between interacting diverse cultures in the global environment. Our executive leadership and operational managers have compiled an impressive record of successful performance supporting both private and public sector projects impacted by cultural and linguistic factors. Examples of our range of experience include:

From our founding in 1995 through early 2003, ALS’s business focused on translation and interpretation services. During this period, our employees participated in some of the highest-profile translation projects in the world, including translation of the infamous bin Laden tapes.

Beginning in 2003, changing world conditions compelled us to expand our operations to include the provision of linguists to fill civilians-on-the-battlefield role-play positions in support of military training scenarios, and cultural subject matter experts (SME) to support cultural awareness training programs for U.S. military troop leaders. Our SME effectively advise top military commanders on culturally-based issues at all security levels. With the SME’s assistance, these commanders have come to understand the sensitive cultural conditions within their respective areas of responsibility and the potential impact of those conditions on both combat operations and civil-military affairs.