Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

From a legal perspective, the barriers to women's economic success is systemic.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

President Trump has always said that he does not want war, that he seeks peace with Iran, peace in the Middle East.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

The Iranian regime has been terrorizing the Middle East for 40 years. They've been the aggressor for 40 years. And finally this president, President Donald J. Trump, said 'enough is enough.'

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

I think that America is the glue that holds the world together.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

Quite frankly, I don't want someone with the temperament of a middle school pubescent boy in the president's office.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

I'm happy to be serving my country.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

I mean what had always been attractive to me about the State Department spokesperson role is that it's traditionally been a very substantive position.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

There are areas in which the Russians are actually surprisingly cooperative.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

We want to be a friend and partner to a sovereign, prosperous, and stable Iraq.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

America is a force for good in the Middle East.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

We have the right to peacefully assemble in the United States.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

Listen, every time we're meeting with our counterparts in Israel, the state of Iran is always something that's at the top of the list and the things we discuss. And that's because the regime in Iran continually threatens Israel, threatens the United States.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

We had something in the United States called, which is called CFIUS, which is the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. My husband used to be one of the lawyers on that committee.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

A decade ago, I lived in Saudi Arabia, in Riyadh, as the treasury attache to our embassy there, and I was, of course, on the ground in the Middle East whenever the Arab Spring started, and it's fast-forward a decade later, nine years later. It's hard to believe that I am still working on this issue. You know, here in the State Department.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

We have told the Iranian regime countless times, do not confuse President Trump's strategic patience with weakness.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

Saudi Arabia is the bulwark of our relationship, especially when it comes to Iran, and without the partnership of Saudi Arabia and our other Gulf allies, we would not be able to have the maximum economic pressure campaign that we have.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

We will continue to work around the world to beat ISIS about where they may exist, these are horrible ideologies or murderous ideologies.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

Turkey has a long, proud democratic tradition.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

We call on the P.R.C. to remain focused on supporting international efforts to combat the global pandemic and to stop exploiting the distraction or vulnerability of other states to expand its unlawful claims in the South China Sea.

Morgan Ortagus
Morgan Ortagus

Any effort to impose national security legislation that does not reflect the will of the people of Hong Kong would be highly destabilizing and would be met with strong condemnation from the United States and the international community.