Kristi Noem no longer serving as Trump envoy to Shield of the Americas

What happened: Kristi Noem is no longer the Trump administration's special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, a State Department official said Thursday. She remains a senior advisor to Deputy Secretary Landau and continues working on the initiative. Key numbers: Envoy designation expired last month, before the U.N. General Assembly. Appointed in March. Met Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa on Sept. Why it matters: The State Department said she stays on the Shield of the Americas portfolio in a new role. Trump publicly thanked her for her work at a gathering of initiative leaders.

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