Biden names all-female communications team

President-elect Joe Biden on Sunday tapped key campaign staff and advisors to lead his all-woman communications team, naming former Obama State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki as his White House press secretary and campaign spokeswoman Kate Bedingfield as communications director.

Senior advisor to the Biden-Harris campaign Symone Sanders will be Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' chief spokeswoman and Elizabeth Alexander, who previously served as Biden'spress secretarywhile he was vice president, will be First Lady to-be Jill Biden's communications director.

"I am proud to announce today the first senior White House communications team comprised entirely of women. These qualified, experienced communicators bring diverse perspectives to their work and a shared commitment to building this country back better," said Biden, who said in a statement it will be the first time in history that the top communications roles will be filled entirely by women.

(With input from Reuters)