David Smolansky
David Smolansky | |
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Smolansky in 2024 | |
| Special Envoy of the Organization of American States | |
| In office 8 September 2018 – 15 June 2023 | |
| 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 27 May 1985 |
| Party | Vente Venezuela (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Popular Will (2009–2023) |
| Alma mater | Andrés Bello Catholic University Johns Hopkins University Simón Bolívar University (MSc) |
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David Smolansky Urosa (born 27 May 1985) is a Venezuelan journalist and politician who has served as Deputy Director of the Comando Con Venezuela in Washington D.C. since 2023. A member of Vente Venezuela, he previously served as Mayor of El Hatillo Municipality in Miranda from 2013 to 2017, and Special Envoy of the Organization of American States for the Venezuelan migrants 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.