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Noem out of Shield of America’s role, State Department confirms

Noem’s envoy status expired last month, and she now serves as a senior adviser to Deputy Secretary Landau on the same initiative.

  • On Thursday, the State Department confirmed that former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer serving as special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative.
  • President Donald Trump appointed Noem to the diplomatic role in March following her removal as Homeland Security secretary amid scrutiny regarding her management and adviser Corey Lewandowski.
  • Noem's envoy status expired last month, but a State Department official stated, "She is now a senior advisor to Deputy Secretary Landau and continues to work on the Shield of the Americas portfolio."
  • The former secretary remains involved in the coalition of the United States, Caribbean, and Latin American countries, which focuses on economic and anti-cartel enforcement cooperation.
  • Amid departures like former ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump praised Noem for doing "a really terrific job" at a coalition gathering.
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Noem was appointed as a special envoy last March immediately after his dismissal as head of the Department of Safety and Security.

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