The Trump administration is reportedly expected to tap national security analyst and former Fox News contributor Morgan Ortagus as the State Department's top spokeswoman.

NBC News reported Thursday that Ortagus will be named the replacement for Heather Nauert, who left her post when President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE nominated her for ambassador to the United Nations. Nauert later withdrew from consideration.

It's unclear when the administration will formally announce Ortagus as the new spokeswoman, NBC reported.

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The State Department told The Hill that it had "no personnel announcements at this time." The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Ortagus, who has served as an opinion contributor to The Hill, has appeared on Fox News and Fox Business Network. She was a guest on "America's Newsroom" on Thursday morning, where she spoke about the need for transparency in the aftermath of special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's investigation.

A Fox News spokesperson told The Hill later Thursday that Ortagus is no longer a contributor.

Ortagus is a U.S. Naval Reserve Officer and co-founded Global Opportunity Advisers, a consulting firm she created with CNN analyst Samantha Vinograd.

A biography on the firm's website said that Ortagus worked for three years during the Obama administration as an intelligence analyst at the U.S. Treasury Department. She also spent time in Iraq while working for the U.S. Agency for International Development.

If Ortagus takes the role, she will replace Nauert, who also had a background with Fox News. Nauert worked as a reporter and anchor at the network before joining the State Department in April 2017.

She was nominated for the U.N. job in December but withdrew in February. Trump has since put forward Kelly Craft as the nominee, and she is awaiting a Senate hearing.

Updated: 5:53 p.m.