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ROBERT WINDREM AND MONICA ALBA
Banafsheh Keynoush plays a key role in international diplomacy, one that is both crucial to its success and yet by necessity anonymous.
The 45-year-old San Francisco woman, an Iranian immigrant and U.S. citizen, is a professional translator who has rendered into English the speeches and interviews of the last four Iranian presidents during their annual addresses to the United Nations, including the words uttered during last week's visit by Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani.
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