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Daniel Bennett

Daniel is a program assistant with the Young Atlanticist Program.

He graduated in 2011 with a BA in international relations from Tufts University and a minor in Arabic which he earned while studying abroad at the American University in Cairo’s Arabic Language Institute. Daniel subsequently returned to Egypt in the fall of 2010 after study abroad to work for the American Islamic Congress where he managed a public debate initiative centered on issues of democratic governance and interfaith tolerance while also conducting youth outreach to Cairo and Alexandria based student activist networks.

Upon returning to the US, Daniel excelled in sales until joining the Atlantic Council’s Young Atlanticist Program where he currently assists with a number of dynamic initiatives dedicated to identifying and connecting the next generation of leaders in the Atlantic community and beyond, and providing them with a platform for open dialogue and access to unique professional opportunities. Currently, his focus is on connecting young entrepreneurs in India and Pakistan to promote bilateral business relations through the Dosti Initiative, and on engaging rising leaders in the Energy and Environmental policy arenas in the EU and US through the Emerging Leaders in Environmental and Energy Policy (ELEEP) Network. Daniel he has lived in six different African countries over the course of 13 years, and is currently based in Washington, DC.

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