Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus | |
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| Deputy United States Special Envoy for Middle East | |
| Assuming office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Special Envoy | Steve Witkoff |
| Succeeding | Position established |
| 28th Spokesperson for the United States Department of State | |
| In office April 3, 2019 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Secretary | Mike Pompeo |
| Preceded by | Heather Nauert |
| Succeeded by | Ned Price |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Morgan Deann Ortagus July 10, 1982 Auburndale, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Jonathan Weinberger (m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Florida Southern College (BS) Johns Hopkins University (MA, MBA) |
| Website | morganortagus |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 2014–present[1] |
| Unit | United States Navy Reserve |
Morgan Deann Ortagus (born July 10, 1982) is an American television commentator, financial analyst, and politician. She was the spokesperson for the United States Department of State from 2019 to 2021 during the first Trump administration.[2][3]
On January 3, 2025, Trump announced that he would hire her to be the deputy special presidential envoy for Middle East peace during his second administration.[4]
Morgan Ortagus, Minister Counsellor of the US Mission to the UN, votes against a draft resolution during the 10000th meeting of the Council on the situation in the Gaza, September 18 2025.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Morgan Ortagus Former State Department Spokeswoman". nixonseminar.com. Richard Nixon Foundation. March 29, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Appointment of Morgan Ortagus as State Department Spokesperson". U.S. State Department. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ Rogin, Josh (April 2, 2019). "Pompeo's new spokeswoman bridges the GOP establishment and Trump world". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ↑ Gangitano, Alex (January 3, 2025). "Trump announces Middle East appointment: Hopefully she's learned her lesson". The Hill. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Security Council: US votes against resolution on Gaza ceasefire | UN News". news.un.org. 2025-09-18. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
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