PERSON: Morgan Ortagus

POLARIS National Security

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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.

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. She is an officer in the United States Navy Reserve.

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. She played a key role in the Abraham Accords.

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.

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.

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