“Over the past 50 years, ACA has contributed to bridging diversity, equity, inclusion and that's by ensuring that women of color are elevated in this space.”
Maryann Cusimano Love
Maryann Cusimano Love is a tenured Associate Professor of International Relations in the Politics Department of the Catholic University of America. She is also a member of the Core Group for the Department of State’s working group on Religion and Foreign Policy, charged with making recommendations to the Secretary of State and the Federal Advisory Commission on how the U.S. government can better engage with civil society and religious actors in foreign policy.
Love serves as a Fellow at the Commission on International Religious Freedom, where she works with the Foreign Service Institute in developing education materials on religion and foreign policy. Love also serves on U.S. Catholic Bishops’ International Justice and Peace Committee, where she advises the bishops on international affairs; the Advisory Board of the Catholic Peacebuilding Network, a network of practitioners, academics, clergy, and laity from around the world; the board of Jesuit Refugee Services, an international refugee relief and advocacy group active in over 60 countries.