People of color make up nearly half of Biden transition team

More than a week after Joe Biden's projected win in the US 2020 presidential election, it is being reported that almost half of Biden's transition team are people of color - and the majority of the team is made up of women.

Per CNN, 46% of the transition team are people of color, according to data obtained by the news outlet. In addition, 41% of the senior staff are people of color.

Slightly more than half of the transition team (52%) are women and 53% of the senior staff are women.

This comes after a speech Biden delivered after his projected win - in which he said he wants his administration to "look like America".

Kamala Harris calls Joe Biden to congratulate him on his projected presidential win:

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As reported by CNN, news of Biden's transition team comes as the president-elect prepares to announce who he has chosen for his cabinet and senior White House staff in the next few weeks.

As for Biden's advisory board, the outlet reports that 43% are people of color and 52% are women. It is also reported that nine of the 13 members of Biden's COVID-19 advisory board are people of color and five are women.

Although the General Services Administration has not officially recognized Biden as the election's winner, the transition team reportedly announced its agency review teams last week.

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The teams are made up of around 500 people and over half of them are women.

Roughly 40% of the team "represent communities historically underrepresented in the federal government," a transition official said. This includes people of color, as well as people in the LGBTQ+ community, and disabled people.

"For months, the Biden-Harris transition has laid the groundwork for a Biden-Harris administration, and at the core of that work is an unrelenting commitment to diversity," said Ted Kaufman, co-chair of the Biden-Harris transition.

Kaufman added:

"As we continue working full-speed ahead to Inauguration, our diverse group of leaders and staff are reflective of America - upholding President-elect Biden and Vice President-elect Harris' belief that through diverse voices we can develop and implement a policy vision to tackle our nation's toughest challenges."

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In a June town hall, Biden said: "My administration's going to look like America, not just my staff, the administration from the vice president straight down through Cabinet members to major players within the White House, and the court.

"It's going to be a reflection of who we are as a nation."