President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Morgan Ortagus, the State Department spokeswoman during his first term, to be the deputy special presidential envoy to the Middle East.
Ortagus will work under special envoy Steve Witkoff, who was among Trump’s first picks for his new administration. Ortagus and Witkoff are Jewish.
“She will hopefully be an asset to Steve, a great leader and talent, as we seek to bring calm and prosperity to a very troubled region,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “I expect great results, and soon!”
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