
Christopher Hernandez-Roy is the deputy director and senior fellow of the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Throughout his more than 25-year career, Mr. Hernandez-Roy has worked extensively to advance democratic governance, prevent and resolve conflict, strengthen the rule of law, respect human rights, ensure citizen security, and promote integral development across Latin America and the Caribbean. He has held various senior leadership positions at the Organization of American States (OAS), having served as a senior political adviser to two secretaries general. In this capacity, he most recently documented the abuses of authoritarian regimes in Venezuela and Cuba and co-led the organization’s efforts to hold the Venezuelan regime accountable for possible crimes against humanity. He was previously the director of two OAS departments focused on advancing and defending democracy and building the hemispheric security agenda. He managed several donor-funded projects focused on security sector reform across the Americas, oversaw the organization’s political analysis system, supervised the Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia, and negotiated the establishment of the Mission to Support the Fight Against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras. He also coordinated the Fund for Peace and was intimately involved in the peaceful resolution of border disputes between Honduras and Nicaragua, Belize and Guatemala, and Honduras and El Salvador. More recently, Mr. Hernandez-Roy served as a citizen security and international development consultant for Creative Associates International. He also worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Ottawa, Canada, early in his career. He is a native English speaker and is fluent in Spanish and French. He holds a BA honors degree in history from Carleton University (Ottawa, Canada) and an MPhil degree in international relations from the University of Cambridge, England.
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The Road to 2024 in Venezuela: A Conversation with María Corina Machado
Event by María Corina Machado , Ryan C. Berg , and Christopher Hernandez-Roy — June 7, 2023
Brazil’s Misaligned Censorship Policy Risks Cutting Off Free Speech to Spite Disinformation
Commentary by Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Michael McKenna — May 25, 2023
Can North America Become a Semiconductor Powerhouse?
Critical Questions by Ryan C. Berg , Christopher Hernandez-Roy , Juliana Rubio , Rubi Bledsoe , and Henry Ziemer — May 23, 2023
More Than Subs, the Urgency of AUKUS for Canada
Podcast Episode by Christopher Hernandez-Roy — May 18, 2023

Political Prisoners and the Future of Nicaragua
Event by Christopher Hernandez-Roy , Ryan C. Berg , Jared Genser , Juan Felipe Wills , Juan Sebastián Chamorro , Rosalía Miller , and Félix Maradiaga — May 11, 2023
Canadian Membership in AUKUS: A Time for Action
Commentary by Christopher Hernandez-Roy , Vincent Rigby , and Henry Ziemer — May 9, 2023
A Conversation with Juan Guaidó, Former Interim President of Venezuela
Event by Ryan C. Berg , Christopher Hernandez-Roy , and Juan Guaidó — May 5, 2023

Are Petro and Biden Syncing? Key Takeaways from the Bilateral Meeting
Critical Questions by Ryan C. Berg , Christopher Hernandez-Roy , Juliana Rubio , Rubi Bledsoe , and Henry Ziemer — April 26, 2023
Democracy Dies under Mano Dura: Anti-crime Strategies in the Northern Triangle
Report by Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Rubi Bledsoe — April 12, 2023