Noem's Shield of the Americas envoy status expired; she is now a State Department adviser
A State Department official said Kristi Noem's special envoy designation for the Shield of the Americas expired in September. She now serves as a senior advisor to Deputy Secretary Christopher Landau on the same portfolio.
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The story, neutrally told
Mixed · 2Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer President Trump's special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative, a State Department official told CBS News on Thursday 15 October. CBS NewsLC “Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer serving as the Trump administration's special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative, a State Department official said Thursday” Read at CBS News ↗ Just the NewsRC “A State Department spokesperson confirmed Thursday that former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer serving” Read at Just the News ↗ Left · 2The official said: "Kristi Noem's envoy status expired last month and she is no longer in the role. She is now a senior advisor to Deputy Secretary Landau and continues to work on the Shield of the Americas portfolio." CBS NewsLC “"Kristi Noem's envoy status expired last month and she is no longer in the role," a State Department official told CBS News Thursday.” Read at CBS News ↗ Raw StoryL “She is now a senior advisor to Deputy Secretary Landau and continues to work on the Shield of the Americas portfolio.”” Read at Raw Story ↗ Left · 1CBS News reported that the designation expired just before the UN General Assembly in New York in September, where Noem kept taking part in diplomatic meetings tied to the initiative. CBS NewsLC “Noem's envoy designation expired just before the United Nations General Assembly last month in New York, where she continued participating in diplomatic meetings connected to the initiative.” Read at CBS News ↗
Left · 2On 22 September she met Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, whose government still identified her as special envoy, and she attended a gathering of the coalition's leaders hosted by Trump, who said: "I want to thank Kristi Noem for doing a really terrific job." CBS NewsLC “On Sept. 22, she met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, whose government publicly identified her as the special envoy for the Shield of the Americas.” Read at CBS News ↗ Raw StoryL “Trump also publicly praised her at a gathering of the coalition’s leaders.” Read at Raw Story ↗ Mixed · 2The Shield of the Americas is a coalition of the United States and several Caribbean and Latin American countries, set up by the Trump administration this year to cooperate on economic matters, anti-cartel enforcement and other issues. CBS NewsLC “a coalition made up of the United States and several Caribbean and Latin American countries established by the Trump administration earlier this year to cooperate on economic matters, anti-cartel enforcement and other issues.” Read at CBS News ↗ Just the NewsRC “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.” Read at Just the News ↗ Mixed · 2Noem was named envoy in March after Trump removed her from the Department of Homeland Security amid scrutiny of her management and the influence of her adviser Corey Lewandowski; Just the News says Markwayne Mullin replaced her at DHS. CBS NewsLC “Noem was appointed special envoy for the Shield of the Americas in March, after she was removed as homeland security secretary amid mounting scrutiny” Read at CBS News ↗ Just the NewsRC “The president replaced Noem as DHS secretary in March, tapping Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the role instead.” Read at Just the News ↗
Mixed · 2CBS News described her public activity as envoy as limited: a 25 March meeting with Noboa in Quito, talks with Ecuadorian and Colombian diplomats in Washington in September, and meetings on the UN sidelines. CBS NewsLC “Her public activities in the envoy role appear to have been limited, and included meeting Noboa in Quito on March 25” Read at CBS News ↗ Just the NewsRC “Noem has not been as prominent in the administration since departing the Cabinet position” Read at Just the News ↗ Left · 1Raw Story places the change amid other departures of Trump administration officials, citing the ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle; the State Department official did not say this in the reporting cited. Raw StoryL “It happened at a time when multiple Trump administration officials have either resigned or departed the White House, including Trump's ambassador to Greece, Kimberly Guilfoyle.” Read at Raw Story ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left2 outlets
- Framing
- CBS News reports the change straight, noting the gap between the expired status and Noem's continued envoy-like activity; Raw Story frames it as a quiet removal amid departures.
- Emphasis
- Noem's earlier removal from DHS, Lewandowski, Ecuador still calling her envoy, limited public activity.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Raw Story does not give the State Department's account that the status simply expired beyond quoting it.
- Charged language
- “quietly removed”“MAGA administration”
Centre0 outlets
No centre outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Right1 outlet
- Framing
- Just the News leads with the State Department's confirmation and stresses that Noem remains in the administration.
- Emphasis
- Her continued service and the Shield of the Americas' purpose; names Mullin as DHS successor.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Leaves out the Lewandowski scrutiny, Trump's praise of her at the leaders' gathering, and Ecuador still calling her envoy.
- For example
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“confirmed Thursday that former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is no longer serving as President Donald Trump's special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative, but she is still serving in the administration.” — Just the News
What every side reports
- Noem's special envoy status for the Shield of the Americas expired in September, per a State Department official.
- She is now a senior advisor to Deputy Secretary Landau and still works on the Shield of the Americas portfolio.
- Noem was moved out of DHS in March and became envoy.
Where accounts differ
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Whether the change is a demotion or a routine expiry
- Left
- Raw Story says she was "quietly removed" amid an administration reshuffle.
- Right
- Just the News says the State Department confirmed she is no longer envoy but is still serving in the administration.
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Kristi Noem's special envoy status for the Shield of the Americas expired in September and she is no longer in the role.
Supported- Supports 2
- CBS News, Just the News
- Reports 1
- Raw Story
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Noem is now a senior advisor to Deputy Secretary Landau and still works on the Shield of the Americas portfolio.
Reported- Reports 3
- CBS News, Raw Story, Just the News
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Noem was removed as DHS secretary in March amid scrutiny of her management and adviser Corey Lewandowski's influence.
Reported- Reports 3
- CBS News, Raw Story, Just the News
Kristi Noem person
No comment from Noem is reported; the State Department says she remains a senior advisor on the same portfolio.
“She is now a senior advisor to Deputy Secretary Landau and continues to work on the Shield of the Americas portfolio.” — CBS News
Shield of the Americas other
A coalition of the US and Caribbean and Latin American countries on economic matters, anti-cartel enforcement and other issues.
“to cooperate on economic matters, anti-cartel enforcement and other issues.” — CBS News
Left2 articles
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Kristi Noem no longer serving as Trump envoy to Shield of the Americas
Neutral Straight report built on a State Department statement, with background on Noem's DHS exit and limited envoy activity.
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Kristi Noem quietly removed from Trump envoy role amid admin reshuffling: report
Critical Recasts CBS's report as a quiet removal amid a wave of departures.
Centre0 articles
No coverage yet.
Right1 article
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State Department says Noem is no longer serving as Trump's special envoy to Shield of the Americas
Neutral Short confirmation piece stressing Noem's continued role in the administration, drawing on CBS's reporting.
- 15 Oct 22:00 First CBS NewsLC Kristi Noem no longer serving as Trump envoy to Shield of the Americas
- 15 Oct 23:48 +1h 48m Just the NewsRC State Department says Noem is no longer serving as Trump's special envoy to Shield of the Americas
- 15 Oct 23:53 +1h 54m Raw StoryL Kristi Noem quietly removed from Trump envoy role amid admin reshuffling: report
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