Former Fox News contributor Morgan Ortagus, a previous critic of President Donald Trump, is named the new State Department spokesperson
"I am pleased to welcome Morgan Ortagus as our new State Department Spokesperson," Pompeo said in a statement."Morgan brings outstanding credentials and a record of public service to the position. She has worked her entire career in financial services, consulting, and diplomacy."Ortagus, a Navy reserve officer, was the anticipated pick for the job and has extensive foreign policy experience.
Ortagus then went on to work as an intelligence analyst for the Treasury Department during the Obama administration and was assigned to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2010 as the deputy US Treasury attaché to Saudi Arabia. While there, she focused on working with the Saudi Arabian government to curb illicit financial flows to and from the Kingdom.
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