Daniel Batlle

Adjunct Fellow

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Daniel Batlle is an adjunct fellow at Hudson Institute. His work focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Biography

Daniel Batlle is an adjunct fellow at Hudson Institute. His work focuses on Latin America and the Caribbean.

During the George W. Bush administration, Mr. Batlle served in senior roles at the State Department and at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Prior to that, he worked at Freedom House, where he led programs to strengthen democratic governance and rule of law in Latin America. Earlier, he was a legislative aide to US Representative David McIntosh.

Since serving in government, he has worked in a number of international business and consulting roles, in which he led global business development at an infrastructure advisory firm and served clients in the food and beverage, retail, and hospitality industries. Most recently, as managing director for Latin America at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), he supported and advocated for the region’s commercial real estate developers and retailers and organized trade shows and conferences.

Mr. Batlle received a BA from Wheaton College and an MBA from the University of Maryland Smith School of Business, where he was a Smith Fellow.

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August 2023
Past Event
Guatemala’s Election Surprise
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Bernardo Rico
Marielos Chang
Edgar Ortiz
Enrique Naveda
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30
August 2023
Past Event
Guatemala’s Election Surprise
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Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Bernardo Rico
Marielos Chang
Edgar Ortiz
Enrique Naveda
01
August 2023
Past Event
Assessing Lula’s Leadership in Brazil
Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Marcio Coimbra
Matthew Taylor
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01
August 2023
Past Event
Assessing Lula’s Leadership in Brazil

Join Hudson Institute for an assessment of President Lula's first seven months in office and what his leadership means for the future of Brazil and US-Brazil relations. 

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Featured Speakers:
Daniel Batlle
Marcio Coimbra
Matthew Taylor
25
May 2023
Past Event
Imprisoned in Nicaragua: A Conversation with Francisco Aguirre-Sacasa
Featured Speakers:
Francisco Aguirre-Sacasa
Daniel Batlle
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25
May 2023
Past Event
Imprisoned in Nicaragua: A Conversation with Francisco Aguirre-Sacasa

Please join Hudson Institute Adjunct Fellow Daniel Batlle for a conversation with Aguirre-Sacasa on his experience as a political prisoner and the repressive nature of the Ortega regime. 

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Featured Speakers:
Francisco Aguirre-Sacasa
Daniel Batlle
09
May 2023
Past Event
Fighting for Democracy in Venezuela with Leopoldo López
Featured Speakers:
Leopoldo López
Daniel Batlle
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09
May 2023
Past Event
Fighting for Democracy in Venezuela with Leopoldo López

Please join Hudson Institute for a discussion with Venezuelan pro-democracy leader Leopoldo López on the situation in Venezuela, the growing alliance between authoritarian regimes, and the prospects for democracy in Venezuela and beyond.

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Featured Speakers:
Leopoldo López
Daniel Batlle
28
March 2023
Past Event
China's Growing Influence in Latin America
Featured Speakers:
Miles Yu
Pedro Burelli
Evan Ellis
Julio Guzman
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle
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28
March 2023
Past Event
China's Growing Influence in Latin America
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Featured Speakers:
Miles Yu
Pedro Burelli
Evan Ellis
Julio Guzman
Moderator:
Daniel Batlle