2013
Carlos Vecchio
National Political Coordinator and Board Member
Voluntad Popular
Carlos Vecchio is a Venezuelan lawyer, activist, and politician and was named by Juan Guaidó—and accepted by the United States—as Chargé d'Affaires of the Government of Venezuela to the United States. He is Co-Founder of Voluntad Popular, a Venezuelan social and political movement aimed at youth and working to eliminate poverty peacefully and within a democratic framework.
A former Fulbright Scholar, Carlos has worked to expose constitutional and human rights abuses in his country and edited a documentary on political discrimination called The List.Â
The 2013 World Fellows
A diplomat who serves as Egypt’s representative to the Syrian opposition, a Dutch documentary filmmaker, a managing editor with The Economist Group in London, and an advocate for transparency in the Nigerian oil sector are among those selected as Yale’s World Fellows this year. “The 2013 class joins the extraordinary global network of World Fellows that Yale has been cultivating for more than a decade,” said former Yale President Richard C. Levin. “From the start, our aim has been to encourage leaders to continue learning about important global issues throughout their lives and careers, and to develop a deeper understanding of the perspectives of others.” “The Yale World Fellows Program...Read More
