Bio submitted to the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA):
Leandro Torres is a Nicaraguan-American committed to advancing human rights and democratic governance in Latin America. He earned a B.A. in Global Studies and a B.A. in Spanish and Portuguese, both with High Honors and Phi Beta Kappa distinction, from the University of California, Berkeley. During his undergraduate studies, he attended the University of Cambridge, where he studied International Relations, Diplomacy, and Conflict Resolution. In addition, he was selected as a Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellow at Princeton University, where he participated in the Junior Summer Institute. Through this program, he explored issues related to international security, human rights, and global politics.
After graduating, Leandro worked as a Mathematics and Spanish teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. He taught students from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds across elementary, middle, and high school divisions in public and private schools. He also taught virtual classes to students in China, South Korea, Japan, Sri Lanka, and Peru. These experiences strengthened his passion for expanding educational opportunities and advancing equitable public policy.
Following completion of the Master in Public Affairs program, Leandro hopes to join the U.S. Foreign Service, where he aims to advance democratic governance, human rights, and regional cooperation throughout the Western Hemisphere.
In his free time, Leandro enjoys traveling, visiting art museums around the world, and reading and writing dystopian fiction and poetry.
Making the Mundane Conspicuous 