Washington, Dec. 1 -- : Tina Flournoy, who is currently serving as chief of staff to former US President Bill Clinton, has been chosen to be Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' chief of staff, according to a source.

Flournoy will join at least two other women of colour holding senior roles in Harris' office - Symone Sanders, chief spokesperson for the vice-president-elect, and Ashley Etienne, Harris' communications director, reported CNN.

Before her current role with Clinton, Flournoy served as an assistant to Clinton for public policy at the American Federation of Teachers, a union representing 1.7 million members, according to her Georgetown Univerity biography. She led the group's work in areas including its political, mobilization, an...