Kristi Noem moves into senior advisor role at State Department

Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Friday that she has moved into a new job within the State Department, working as a senior advisor to Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau.

The move comes after her stint as special envoy to the Shield of the Americas expired last month ahead of the United Nations' General Assembly. 

President Donald Trump replaced Noem as DHS secretary in March, tapping Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin for the role instead.

Noem said in a social media post that the special envoy role “was always a six-month appointment," and that she moved into a senior advisor role. 

The former Cabinet official is still involved in the administration's efforts to coordinate security cooperation across the Western Hemisphere, the State Department said Thursday.

The Shield of the Americas is a coalition made up of the United States and multiple Caribbean and Latin American countries that was established to cooperate on economic matters, anti-cartel enforcement and other issues.

Noem has not been as prominent in the administration since departing the Cabinet position, but she held a meeting with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, held discussions with Ecuadorian and Colombian diplomats in Washington in September, and participated in meetings with regional leaders on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. 

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