The phrase "an international background" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone's experience, education, or upbringing that involves multiple countries or cultures.
Example: "Her diverse skill set is enhanced by an international background, having lived and worked in several countries."
Alternatives: "a global background" or "a multicultural background".
"I aim to bring someone in with an international background.
And like Tesco, a British company, many European businesses see value in workers who hold a domestic degree but bring an international background to the job.
He knew that I belonged to a political family and I had an international background, foreign training, and am a scientist and engineer.
Mr. Bertoni, who holds Italian and Venezuelan citizenship and speaks four languages, added, "Coming from an international background, I see that the U.S. intelligence community needs people who speak foreign languages and understand other cultures".
Dasha has an international background: born Daria (Dasha is a pet name) to oil magnate Alexander Zhukov and Elena, a molecular biologist, she grew up in Moscow until, when she was 10, her parents split up.
The attraction of large firms with an international background is however insufficient in itself to increase formal employment.
Mr Ellialti blames the government's attitude on what is he says is the "less educated background" of the majority in Turkey, claiming: "They do not have any international background or awareness of different lifestyles".
Nine Dragons' vast headquarters in Dongguan reflects a family with an unusual international background.
In addition, trainees in Switzerland had a more international background (the majority actually coming from Germany), a higher percentage of females and of full-time employees, and most (71%) intended to specialize in general or family medicine, whereas their colleagues in Germany had broader aims for different specialties, the largest portion (24%) for internal medicine.
Tobias Ellwood The Foreign Office's current Minister for the Middle East has a suitably international background.
