Morgan Ortagus | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
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 political advisor who served as spokesperson for the United States Department of State from 2019 to 2021 during the Trump administration.[2][3]
She previously held government positions as a deputy attaché and intelligence analyst at the United States Department of the Treasury and as a public affairs officer at USAID. Ortagus worked as national security contributor at Fox News prior to her appointment as State Department spokesperson.[2][3] She is an officer in the United States Navy Reserve.[2][3]
During her time at the State Department, she was critical of Iran and China, particularly over the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to shift blame to the United States for the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] She played a key role in the Abraham Accords.[5]
She is the founder of POLARIS National Security, co-chair of the Women's Democracy Network at the International Republican Institute, and a member of the board of advisors for the China Center at Hudson Institute.[6][7][8]
Ortagus was a candidate for Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the 2022 election, but was disqualified by the Tennessee Republican Party despite her endorsement by President Donald Trump.[9]
- ^ "Morgan Ortagus Former State Department Spokeswoman". nixonseminar.com. Richard Nixon Foundation. March 29, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Appointment of Morgan Ortagus as State Department Spokesperson". U.S. State Department. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ a b c Rogin, Josh (April 2, 2019). "Pompeo's new spokeswoman bridges the GOP establishment and Trump world". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Pickrell, Ryan (March 23, 2020). "US and Chinese government spokeswomen are battling it out in an online war of words over the coronavirus". Business Insider.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
auto3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Morgan Ortagus". Concordia. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "Morgan Ortagus". International Republican Institute. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "China Center - Board of Advisors | Hudson". Hudson Institute. August 15, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "Trump-backed House candidate removed from ballot by Tenn. Republicans". NBC News. April 20, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2023.