Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Deann Ortagus (born July 10, 1982) is an American counterterrorism expert and government official serving as Spokesperson for the United States Department of State since 2019.Ortagus has previously held several government positions including, as Deputy Treasury Attaché and Intelligence Analyst at the United States Treasury Department and Press Officer at USAID. Prior to her appointment as State Department spokesperson, Ortagus also worked as national security contributor at Fox News.[1]
Ortagus is an active Reservist in the United States Navy. Morgan was born in Auburndale, Florida to Ronald E. and Denise C. Ortagus. Her father Ronald E. Ortagus owned a cleanup and restoration company and her mother Denise was an office manager. Growing up in Florida, Morgan went on to win the Miss Florida Citrus title in 2002.source:wikipedia
