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Kristi Noem has left her position as special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, a role created after her removal as Homeland Security Secretary. The departure marks the end of her latest appointment within the Trump administration, following scrutiny over her management style and internal conflicts.
Kristi Noem is no longer the special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, a role she held since March 2026. Her envoy status expired in September, and she has transitioned to a senior advisor position under Deputy Secretary Landau while continuing to work on the initiative. This follows her earlier removal as Homeland Security Secretary amid internal conflicts and scrutiny over her management style.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru to strengthen security ties with right-wing leaders, signaling a shift from unilateral U.S. boat strikes to joint operations. The U.S. designated 21 Latin American and Caribbean groups as foreign terrorist organizations, including Colombian Clan del Golfo and Ecuadorian gangs, while critics argue the 'Shield of the Americas' undermines regional sovereignty and ignores economic ties with China.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s three-stop tour of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru highlighted a widening gap between Washington’s security agenda and local public sentiment. While right-wing leaders in these nations align with Trump, domestic opposition argues that U.S. initiatives like the Shield of the Americas compromise national sovereignty and jeopardize economic ties with China. Rubio signaled a shift toward joint operations with allies, yet critics note that public trust in the U.S. remains low compared to China, and recent unilateral boat strikes have fueled regional backlash.
The United States plans a $1 billion security aid package for newly inaugurated Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, signaling stronger US‑Colombia security and economic ties; Trump praised de la Espriella, and Colombia joined the Shield of the Americas to combat narcotrafficking and related threats.
Kristi Noem makes her debut as the president’s special envoy to the Shield of the Americas at a Doral summit, a post created after her DHS ouster and positioned under Marco Rubio as the administration builds a Western Hemisphere security alliance.
Trump used a Miami summit to unveil the Shield of the Americas, a regional anti-cartel military alliance he says will use lethal force to destroy cartels and terrorist networks, with about 17 Latin American nations reportedly joining; he signaled negotiations with Cuba and formally recognized Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez government, tied to defending the Panama Canal and related regional influence, and noted U.S. actions against Iran as the same resort hosts the year’s G20 summit.
At the Shield of the Americas summit in Miami, Trump urged Latin American leaders to use military force against drug cartels, arguing a coordinated regional security effort is needed and tying the push to broader U.S. aims in the hemisphere.
Trump hosted a Miami-area summit dubbed the 'Shield of the Americas' with 12 Latin American leaders to push a regional counter-cartel coalition, arguing cartels are central to the Hemisphere’s violence and urging sovereignty-based security cooperation; the event included Kristi Noem in a new envoy role and touched on Cuba, Venezuela, and US focus on hemispheric security.
At the Shield of the Americas summit, Trump urged Latin American leaders to use military force against drug cartels and transnational gangs, signaling a tougher U.S. posture in the Western Hemisphere amid focus on China and potential Cuba policy shifts.
Kristi Noem says Trump will announce a sweeping agreement at the Shield of the Americas summit in Doral, Florida, detailing how the administration will go after cartels and drug trafficking across the Western Hemisphere, with 13 Latin American leaders and other officials in attendance.
President Donald Trump hosts a 'Shield of the Americas' mini-summit at his Doral golf resort to signal renewed U.S. leadership in the Western Hemisphere, aiming to counter China as he also deals with the Maduro case and the Iran conflict. Leaders from about a dozen Latin American countries will attend, while Brazil, Mexico and Colombia are notably absent and the Dominican Republic postponed the broader summit; the administration also names Kristi Noem as a special envoy and pushes a Monroe Doctrine–style strategy against regional security and crime challenges.