Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa shake hands at the Ecuadorian Presidential Palace in Quito, Ecuador, on July 31, 2025. Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem met on July 31 with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa and members of his administration to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a law enforcement exchange program between the United States and Ecuador.
“In the war against drugs and crime, information is our strongest weapon,” Noem said in a statement released the same day.
