| Heather Nauert | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Spokesperson for the United States Department of State | |
| Assumed office April 24, 2017[1] | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Mark Toner (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Heather Ann Nauert January 27, 1970 Rockford, Illinois, U.S |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Scott Norby (m. 2000) |
| Alma mater | Pine Manor College Mount Vernon Seminary and College Columbia University |
Heather Ann Nauert (born January 27, 1970) is an American journalist who has served as the spokesperson for the United States Department of State since April 2017.[2] She is a former co-host of Fox & Friends and Fox & Friends First, and was previously a correspondent for ABC News.
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[hide]Early life and education[edit]
Nauert is a native of Rockford, Illinois.[3] Her father, Peter Nauert, was an executive in the insurance industry. She has three brothers: Justin, Jonathan, and Joseph.[4]
She attended Pine Manor College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Mount Vernon College for Women. She received her master's degree in Journalism from Columbia University.[5]
Career[edit]
Journalism[edit]
In 1996, Nauert was a reporter for the syndicated weekly business program, First Business. She worked for Fox News from 1998 to 2005, first as a contributor for three years then as a correspondent for four years. During her time as a correspondent she regularly contributed to The Big Story.[5]
From 2005 to 2007, Nauert held positions at a number of different news organizations, including ABC News as a general assignment correspondent, where she contributed to World News Tonight, Good Morning America and Nightline. While there, she received an Emmy nomination for her work on the special series, 13 Around the World.[5]
Nauert has done newscasts Good Day Early Call and Good Day New York Wake Up with co-anchor Steve Lacy weekday mornings, for Fox owned-and-operated station WNYW in New York City. In October 2012, Nauert left Good Day Wake Up.[6]
In 2007, Nauert returned to Fox News as co-host with John Gibson of the weekday edition of The Big Story.[5]
Nauert has also worked as a government affairs consultant on issues including health insurance, Social Security and taxes. She was also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[5]
State Department[edit]
On April 24, 2017, the U.S. State Department announced that Nauert would be the new State Department spokesperson.[7] She held her first press briefing in that role five weeks later, on June 6, 2017.[8] Afterward, she tweeted that she felt honored to work with "such talented, dedicated staff and distinguished journalists."[9]
Personal life[edit]
Nauert is married to Scott Norby, an investment banker who works at Goldman Sachs. They have two sons, Peter (born October 2009), and Gage (born December 2010).[10][11]She is of German, Danish, and English descent.
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