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Pres. Ali, U.S. Special Envoy Kristi Noem discuss security cooperation
…address illegal migration and economic opportunities
(Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali met U.S. Special Envoy and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday where discussions focused on joint efforts to combat transnational crime, disrupt cartel activity, strengthen border security, address illegal migration and promote economic opportunities.
The meeting was held at State House in Georgetown.
President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and U.S. Special Envoy and former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
Guyana President Ali presented Special Envoy Noem with a painting by Guyanese artist Dillon Craig, featuring the Canje Pheasant alongside the Harpy Eagle, a symbolic gesture highlighting Guyana’s national identity.
Senior government officials, cabinet members, and representatives of the joint services were also present.
The engagement forms part of ongoing collaboration under the Shield of Americas Initiative, which was advanced by President Donald Trump at a recent summit in Doral, Miami, Florida, earlier this month.
Guyana is among 12 countries that have agreed to work with the U.S. government to address narco-trafficking and other illicit activities.
Meanwhile, the Guardian reported that U.S. President Donald Trump announced recently that he was replacing Noem as the homeland security secretary, capping weeks of bipartisan complaints about her leadership after immigration agents killed two US citizens and reports emerged that she was involved in a personal relationship with a top deputy.
Noem’s firing was the first major personnel shake-up of Trump’s second term. The president made it public in a post on Truth Social, in which he said Markwayne Mullin, a Republican Oklahoma senator, would take over from Noem starting on 31 March.
Noem, who Trump said, “has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!)”, would become special envoy for “the Shield of the Americas”, a security initiative Trump said he planned to announce over the weekend.
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