Richard Engel is an accomplished American author and journalist born on September 16, 1973, in New York, USA.
He currently works for NBC News as the chief foreign correspondent.
What languages does Richard Engel speak?
Engel speaks Italian, Spanish, Arabic, and Egyptian Arabic fluently.
His job as a foreign correspondent has afforded him the opportunity to travel around the world and report on issues.
Effective discharge of his duties requires him to communicate with people from different walks of life and background which is why he has learned to speak the above-mentioned languages fluently.
Engel was the main journalist churning out updates during the Iraq, and Afghanistan wars.
He was once kidnapped in Syria while on official duty as a reporter.
How many languages can Richard Engel speak?
So far if we exclude his native tongue which is English, he can fluently speak five languages in total.
Since most of his work is in the Arab world, he speaks different variations of Arabic to aid him in his job.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
