Donald Trump appointed Morgan Ortagus as deputy envoy to the Middle East

Former State Department spokesman, Morgan Ortagus, in the position of deputy envoy for her, announced in post by . Morgan Ortagus, is to work with Steve Wittkov, one of the first to appoint as envoy to the Middle East, Donald Trump after his election last November. Both envoys of the new president of the United States are of Jewish descent. CORVERSE In an announcement made through his platform, Truth Social, Trump revealed the appointment of Ortagus using a tone that was not particularly enthusiastic. “Ortagus was fighting me for three years, but I hope she learned her lesson,” Trump said, without giving more details. In the past, Morgan Ortagus had criticised Trump’s “isolated foreign policy” during the 2016 presidential campaign. CORVERSE “I am pleased to announce Morgan Ortagus as Deputy Special Envoy to the President for Peace in the Middle East, to the honourable Steven Witkoff. Early, Morgan fought me for three years, but I hope she learned her lesson. These things usually don’t work, but it has strong support from Republicans, and I don’t do that for me, I do it for them. Let’s see what happens. Hopefully it will be an advantage for Steve, a great leader and talent, as we try to bring peace and prosperity to a very troubled area. I expect excellent results and soon! Morgan Ortega had experience in Diplomacy and National Security and is an active Reserved U.S. Naval Intelligence Officer. From 2019-2021, Morgan served as a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pobeo!), where she was a member of my team of Abraham’s Historical Agreement that brought unprecedented Peace to the Middle East. He worked in the Ministry of Finance as an economic information analyst and, from 2010-2011, was a deputy attaché to the U.S. Treasury ministry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Good luck Morgan!” Trump wrote in his post. After Trump secured the nomination, Ortagus changed attitude and supported his candidacy, which led to her appointment as State’s representative Department during his first term. For her part Morgan Ortagus, said her appointment is a great “honor”. “To give me the opportunity to represent my country and the Trump administration once again in a crucial diplomatic role is a dream that becomes a reality,” he wrote in X. “The most important thing” under Trump is that the US brings “peace and stability to a troubled region,” said Ortagus, who expressed her gratitude for playing a “small” role in this direction. Who’s Morgan Ortagus? During Trump’s first term, he served as State Department spokesperson under then Foreign Minister Mike Pompeo. Prior to that, he worked in the Ministry of Finance as a financial intelligence analyst and served as an ataché deputy of the Ministry of Finance in Saudi Arabia. Today he is an active member of the U.S. Navy Intelligence Reserve. Orthogus has close relations with senior Republican officials, such as Marco Rubio, Lindsey Graham, Mike Waltz and Ric Grenell, while he was a partner of Jared Kushner during Trump’s first term. Trump’s Peace Group, led by Steve Witkoff and Ortagus, has as a direct priority the conclusion of an agreement on a truce and the release of hostages in Gaza. At the same time, they will work towards ending the conflict and drawing up a reconstruction plan for the next day. Another key mission of the group is to reach a historic peace agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia, one of Trump’s main external political aspirations. “I expect excellent results, and soon!” Trump said.