Heather Nauert
Heather Nauert | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2017 | |
| 27th Spokesperson for the United States Department of State | |
| In office April 24, 2017 – April 3, 2019 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John Kirby |
| Succeeded by | Morgan Ortagus |
| Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs | |
Acting | |
| In office March 13, 2018 – October 10, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Steve Goldstein |
| Succeeded by | Michelle Giuda (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Heather Ann Nauert January 27, 1970 Rockford, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Scott Norby (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Pine Manor College Arizona State University Mount Vernon Seminary and College (BA) Columbia University (MA) |
Heather Anne Nauert (born January 27, 1970) is an American broadcast journalist and former government official who served as Spokesperson for the United States Department of State in the Donald Trump administration from 2017 to 2019. Nauert also served as Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs from March 2018 to April 2019.
Prior to her positions at the Department of State, she had a nearly 20-year career in broadcast journalism. Nauert worked as a news anchor and correspondent at Fox News Channel, including the news program Fox & Friends, and as a news anchor and correspondent for ABC News.