Noem debuts as Trump envoy at Latin American leader summit after DHS ouster
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Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is making her debut as special envoy for the \
MIAMI — Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is making her debut as the president's special envoy for the Shield of the Americas — a brand new position that President Donald Trump moved her into after demoting her last week.
Noem will serve as the administration's liaison to the coalition of likeminded Latin American nations that the Trump administration says it created to combat narcotrafficking and solidify American primacy in the western hemisphere.
Trump officially launched the coalition, which incudes countries such as El Salvador and Panama, on March 7 at an invite-only summit at his Doral golf club. Leaders of participating nations including El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele are attending the all day gathering that's being led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a former Florida senator and prominent Cuban American who's fluent in Spanish.
Rubio has quickly amassed power inside the second Trump administration, serving in dual roles as Trump's national security adviser and chief diplomat, as the positions of other early advisers like Noem have been diminished.
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