Her transition coincided with a five-country tour of Latin America and the Caribbean that month, much of which took place while she was completing her tenure at the Department of Homeland Security.
\n\nFormer US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer serving as President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative, although she continues to work on the administration’s regional security efforts in a different capacity.
\n\nA State Department official confirmed on Thursday, October 15, that Noem’s appointment had expired last month.
\n\n“Kristi Noem's envoy status expired last month and she is no longer in the role,” the official told CBS News. “She is now a senior advisor to Deputy Secretary Landau and continues to work on the Shield of the Americas portfolio.”
\n\nThe Shield of the Americas is a coalition established by the Trump administration earlier this year involving the United States and several Caribbean and Latin American countries. The initiative aims to strengthen cooperation on economic issues, anti-cartel enforcement and regional security.
\n\nNoem’s envoy designation expired shortly before the United Nations General Assembly in New York last month. Despite the change in her formal status, she continued participating in diplomatic engagements connected to…
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