Kristi Noem's Shield of the Americas envoy title expired; she stays on as a State Dept adviser
The State Department calls it an expiration, not a removal.
Noem's envoy status lapsed last month, a State Department official said. She got the title in March after her removal as Homeland Security secretary, and she remains a senior adviser to Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau on the same portfolio.
- The news became public after an email fight between two top Trump appointees went public (CNN, Politico).
- Her envoy status lapsed before the UN General Assembly in September (CBS News).