President-elect Joe Biden is expected to name Linda Thomas-Greenfield as US ambassador to the United Nations, media outets have reported, citing Democratic sources close to Biden.
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The appointment of Thomas-Greenfield, a black woman who held a top diplomatic post in the administration of president Barack Obama, was intended to restore morale and help fulfil Biden's pledge to choose a diverse cabinet, Axios, which first broke the news, reported.
Thomas-Greenfield is the "leading contender" for the job, CNN reported.
She served as the US assistant secretary of state for Africa under Obama, from 2013 to 2017, and led US policy toward sub-Saharan Africa during tumultuous events such as the Ebola outbreak.
After leaving the State Department, Thomas-Greenfield took a senior leadership position at former secretary of state Madeleine Albright's global strategy company, Albright Stonebridge Group.
Australian Associated Press
