Morgan Ortagus was selected Friday afternoon to serve as deputy Mideast envoy. (Fox News)
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He added she will "hopefully" be an asset to Witkoff.
"We seek to bring calm and prosperity to a very troubled region," Trump wrote. "I expect great results, and soon!"
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Morgan Ortagus, a former State Department spokesperson, was selected Friday afternoon to serve as deputy Mideast envoy.
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She is also the founder of Polaris National Security and the host of "The Morgan Ortagus Show" on Sirius XM.
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