US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus is an active Navy Reserve officer who previously served as deputy US treasury attaché in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A career foreign service professional, Ortagus has been the voice of the State Department and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo since April 2019.
Give the gift of hope
We practice what we preach:
accurate, fearless journalism. But we can't do it alone.
- On the ground in Gaza, Syria, Israel, Egypt, Pakistan, and more
- Our program trained more than 100 journalists
- Calling out fake news and reporting real facts
- On the ground in Gaza, Syria, Israel, Egypt, Pakistan, and more
- Our program trained more than 100 journalists
- Calling out fake news and reporting real facts
Join us.
Support The Media Line. Save democracy.
Ortagus spoke with The Media Line’s CEO and President Felice Friedson about Secretary of State Pompeo’s lightning trip to Israel amid the coronavirus pandemic, US concerns over Israel’s growing business ties to China, and the frail peace agreement with the Afghan Taliban. She also discussed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s push for annexation in accordance with President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan.
To listen to the audio or read the transcript click here [2].