Former US Ambassador to Liberia Linda Thomas-Greenfield Leads Biden-Harris Transition Team for State Department amid President Trump’s Refusal to ConcedeMonrovia – United States President-elect Joe Biden has appointed former U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, Linda Thomas Greenfield to head the Biden-Harris transition team for the State Department. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield, the team lead for the State Department, is a former career diplomat who served in the State Department for decades and held senior posts including Director-general of the Foreign Service and Assistant Secretary of State for African affairs. Since leaving the department, she has been an outspoken advocate for reforming the State Department and helping to improve its record on diversity. Appointed by former President Barack Obama in 2008 as Ambassador to Liberia, Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield soon became a familiar face, travelling all across Liberia during her three-year stay as Chief Representative of Liberia’s closest ally.

Source: Front Page Africa November 12, 2020 07:52 UTC