{"id":2449123,"date":"2025-06-18T19:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T23:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morgan-ortagus-joins-un-team-as-senior-official-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T19:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T23:57:24","slug":"morgan-ortagus-joins-un-team-as-senior-official-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/morgan-ortagus-joins-un-team-as-senior-official-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Ortagus joins UN team as senior official &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmorgan-ortagus-joins-un-team-as-senior-official-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2449123&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Morgan Ortagus,previously a deputy envoy for the Middle east,has been appointed to a senior political role at the United Nations within the Trump governance. She starts this new position amidst ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, notably concerning Israel and Iran. Ortagus has a background in foreign policy, having previously overseen Lebanon policy and served as the State Department spokeswoman during Trump&#8217;s first term. Notably, she has connections with Mike Waltz, Trump&#8217;s nominee for U.N. ambassador, who is awaiting Senate confirmation. this transition occurs during a critical time with the U.S. contemplating military actions related to the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, and ongoing negotiations over Iran&#8217;s nuclear program.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump taps Morgan Ortagus for senior UN role after Middle East appointment<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2152123\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3349312\/trumps-envoy-to-middle-east-warns-us-will-now-punch-back-with-houthi-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Morgan Ortagus<\/a> has taken a new job in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a> after several months serving as a deputy envoy to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Starting this week, Ortagus began a senior political role at the United Nations, according to a source familiar with the matter. She previously oversaw Lebanon policy under Steve Witkoff, the lead Middle East envoy, and in Trump&rsquo;s first term was his State Department spokeswoman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3446605\/e-jean-carroll-plans-spend-83-million-trump-payout\/\">E. Jean Carroll reveals plans to spend $83M Trump payout: &lsquo;We need to prick his little <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/e-jean-carroll-reveals-plans-to-spend-83m-trump-payout\/\" title=\"E. 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She joins the U.N. team as Mike Waltz, Trump&rsquo;s nominee for ambassador, awaits a confirmation vote in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID), the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> this month that he&rsquo;s in contact with Waltz, though a hearing date has yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p>Ortagus is close with Waltz and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-big-here-we-go-pentagon-halts-biden-transition-defense-briefings-biden-team-unaware-of-directive\/\" title=\"BREAKING BIG: Here We Go \u2014 Pentagon Halts Biden Transition Defense Briefings \u2014 Biden Team Unaware of Directive\">senior administration officials<\/a>, and Trump said she came highly commended upon <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113766496962657828\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">appointing her<\/a> to the Middle East envoy post. At the time, Trump said he offered her the job despite claiming that &ldquo;Morgan fought me for three years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She brings with her an intelligence background and is an active U.S. Navy Reserve officer. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >foreign policy experience includes serving<\/a> as a deputy Treasury attache to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. deputy special envoy for Middle East peace Morgan Ortagus speaks during a press conference after her meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo\/Bilal Hussein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She joins the U.N. team at a perilous time in the Middle East and beyond. Trump is weighing whether to join Israeli airstrikes on Iran, while the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine remain at an impasse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3446114\/tulsi-gabbard-senate-briefing-rescheduled-trump-israel-iran-conflict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>GABBARD TO RESCHEDULE SENATE INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING AS IRAN CONFLICT ESCALATES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump has made repeated overtures to Russia, this week&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3442825\/trump-g7-russia-canada-mistake-ousting-g8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">lamenting<\/a>&nbsp;that the country lost its G7 membership after its 2014 annexation of Crimea. He has simultaneously fumed at the slow pace of peace talks, questioning if Russian President Vladimir Putin is genuinely interested in ending the war.<\/p>\n<p>On Iran, the administration is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/06\/17\/trump-witkoff-iran-nuclear-talks-ceasefire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">weighing<\/a> further negotiations over its nuclear program in a last-ditch effort to avert a wider conflict.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2152123\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2152123\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump appoints Morgan Ortagus to a senior UN position after her Middle East role<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2449124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AP25038379390396-1024x592.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[57436,4133,57438,57437,32076],"class_list":["post-2449123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-morgan-ortagus","tag-news","tag-senior-official","tag-un-team","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AP25038379390396-1024x592.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2449123"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2449127,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449123\/revisions\/2449127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2449124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2449123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2449123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2449123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}