Kristi Noem Meets With Argentine Government to Advance Bilateral Security

Authorities from both countries also made progress toward Argentina’s reentry into the United States’ Visa Waiver Program.

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (left) and Argentine Minister of Security Patricia Bullrich prepare to sign a bilateral agreement at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 28, 2025. Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem met on Monday, July 28, with the president of Argentina and a delegation from his government in Buenos Aires to discuss bilateral security cooperation.

The meeting, held in President Javier Milei’s office, was attended by Argentina’s Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein, Chargé d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires Heidi Nicole Gómez, and U.S. advisor Robert Thomas Law.