David Smolansky
David Smolansky | |
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| Mayor of El Hatillo Municipality | |
| In office 8 December 2013 – 9 August 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Myriam Do Nascimento |
| Succeeded by | Reinaldo Díaz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Smolansky Urosa May 27, 1985 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Political party | Voluntad Popular (Popular Will) |
| Alma mater | Andrés Bello Catholic University Johns Hopkins University |
David Smolansky Urosa (born May 27, 1985) is a Venezuelan political leader and deputy director of the ConVzla Presidential Campaign representing the opposition democratic leader, Maria Corina Machado, and President-Elect, Edmundo Gonzalez in Washington D.C. He served as Mayor of El Hatillo Municipality in Caracas, and was the former Special Envoy of the Organization of American States for the Venezuelan migration and refugee crisis.
Smolansky is an SNF Agora Institute fellow at Johns Hopkins University, where he serves as a visiting professor, researcher, and speaker on democracy, migration, and global authoritarianisms. Smolansky is also a senior fellow at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.