Matthew Kustenbauder, M.Div. ‘06

Matthew Kustenbauder DIV ’06 GRD ’08 works for the Bureau of Consular Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.  As Management Analyst, he provides strategic planning for a domestic workforce of more than 3,000 civil and foreign service employees, whose mission is to serve U.S. citizens abroad and connect America to the world.  A former Fulbright Fellow to South Africa from 2013-2014, Kustenbauder earned master’s degrees in history, African studies, and Divinity at Harvard and Yale.  From 2016 to 2022 he served as a U.S. diplomat in Brazil, Pakistan, South Africa, and Afghanistan.  Matthew lives in Brazil with his husband, their son, and two Rhodesian Ridgeback hounds.