Heather Nauert is currently a news anchor for the network’s morning show “Fox & Friends.” | Getty Fox News anchor Heather Nauert in talks to be State Dept. spokesperson

Fox News anchor Heather Nauert is in talks to be named the next spokesperson for the State Department, multiple sources with knowledge of the talks tell POLITICO.

Nothing is final, as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has yet to sign off on the appointment, one of the sources said.


Nauert was spotted at the White House last week, according to Axios, for an appointment to speak with President Donald Trump about a communications position.

Nauert, who has been with Fox since 1996 with a two-year break at ABC News, is currently a news anchor for the network’s morning show “Fox & Friends.” According to her Fox News biography, she graduated from Mt. Vernon College with an undergraduate degree in communications and received her master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

She is also a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Nauert directed inquiries to Fox News’ public relations department, which did not immediately return requests for comment. The White House declined to comment.

Spokespeople for the State Department also did not respond to a request for comment.

Trump has often complimented “Fox & Friends", saying during his Thursday news conference "they are very honorable people” and “they have the most honest morning show.”

Earlier this week, Nauert tweeted that she's buying Ivanka Trump heels and wearing them on air after Nordstrom announced it is dropping the line.

Michael Crowley contributed to this story.