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ROHINI LAKSHMI KOSOGLU – Chief of Staff of VP Candidate Kamala Harris’ is Sri Lankan-American – By Upali Obeyesekere Photo Source: Economy Next  On 17 December 2018, Senator Kamala Harris made a key staffing change ahead of the holiday season in which she will be mulling a decision on a presidential run. Harris announced Rohini Kosoglu as her new chief of staff.  Kosoglu, who is in her early thirties is a second-generation Sri Lankan-American, born in New Jersey. Kosoglu received a B.A. in English with Honors from the University of Michigan and a Masters in Legislative Affairs from George Washington University. She currently resides in the Washington D.C. area with her husband and three sons. Kosoglu enters the position as the only Asian-American woman currently serving as a U.S. senator’s chief of staff — and she tells Bustle that she’s optimistic about Congress becoming more diverse in 2019. She is ...