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
(1982-07-10) July 10, 1982 (age 41) 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.com
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.
^ abc"Appointment of Morgan Ortagus as State Department Spokesperson". U.S. State Department. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
^ abcRogin, 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 auto3 was 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.
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