Dr. Henry Liu, President of FIT
Dr Henry Liu is a consultant interpreter in English, Chinese and French.
Experienced at the highest level of professional interpreting, he has been an interpreter for heads of state and other dignitaries. His specialties are law, diplomacy and international trade.
A long time member of the New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters (NZSTI), he has been instrumental in bringing together practitioners of Maori, English, and New Zealand Sign Language.
Henry is the first council member from New Zealand in FIT's 60 year history. He was elected onto the FIT Council at the 2008 Shanghai Congress with the 4th highest vote, and Vice-President at the 2011 San Francisco Congress.
He is an active interpreting and translation educator locally, regionally and internationally. Henry has given keynote addresses in major T&I conferences in Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America, and Oceania.