Heather Nauert, an anchor for Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends," is moving to the State Department in a top public affairs role as spokeswoman.
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Heather NauertThe 47-year-old Nauert spent 20 years with Fox News and its New York affiliate Fox-5, around a two-year run at ABC News.
Bloomberg noted the State Department suspended daily press briefings after President Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20 but will resume the briefings on March 6.
Mark Toner, a Foreign Service officer and Obama administration holdover, is acting spokesman at State.
Fox United Nations correspondent Jonathan Wachtel is now spokesman for the US mission to the UN.
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