Maria Ramos Bueno (x6499) is the Executive Assistant to the Provost. In this capacity she manages the day to day operations of the Provost's Office, serving as the primary point of contact between the office and the rest of the University community.

Bueno, who is an alumnus of the College of Arts and Sciences, has over 25 years of service to American University. Most recently she was the Executive Assistant to the Dean of the Kogod College of Business. Prior to that she worked in the Development Office for 16 years, accepting increasingly responsible positions during that tenure. She began her AU career in the Foreign Area Studies unit before taking a position in the formerly named College of Public Affairs.