Heather Nauert

Heather Ann Nauert, born on the 27th of January, 1970, is an American broadcast journalist, who was previously an official of the government. She was the spokesperson for the United States Department of State during the Donald Trump administration (2017 to 2019). She is also a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, which is an conservative think-tank. Prior to becoming a member of the Department of State, Nauert was an anchor for Fox News reporter and news presenter for Fox & Friends. From March 2018 until October of 2018, Nauert was as the Acting Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Public Affairs, and Public Diplomacy under the Trump administration. Nauert was named by Trump to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board as well as the White House's Commission on White House Fellowships in the year 2019. Nauert is from Rockford, Illinois. Peter Nauert was her father and was an insurance executive. Nauert is mother to Justin, Jonathan, & Joseph Nauert. Nauert attended Keith Country Day School, Rockford, Illinois, Pine Manor College, Chestnut Hill (Massachusetts) and Arizona State University. After securing an internship in Washington, DC hosting a country music video program Nauert continued to complete her studies at Mount Vernon College for Women and earned her bachelor of Arts in communication. Columbia University gave her her master's degree in journalism.