AP PHOTOS: US Homeland Security Secretary Noem visits Middle East
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rides a camel after a tour of Qal’at al-Bahrain Fort, Sunday, May 25, 2025, near Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
During her trip to the Middle East, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited a naval base in Bahrain, where she met with coast guard personnel, served meals and signed autographs.
She also toured the historic Qal’at al-Bahrain Fort on camelback and held a meeting with the country’s king.
On Sunday, she traveled to Israel and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, center, pilots an Over the Horizon Small Boat, Mark 4, at Naval Support Activity, Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, center, pilots an Over the Horizon Small Boat, Mark 4, at Naval Support Activity, Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem signs the guest book after meeting with Bahrain’s Interior Minister Gen. Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem signs the guest book after meeting with Bahrain’s Interior Minister Gen. Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem helps serve sailors and coast guardsmen at Naval Support Activity in Bahrain, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem helps serve sailors and coast guardsmen at Naval Support Activity in Bahrain, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to coast guardsmen at Naval Support Activity, Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to coast guardsmen at Naval Support Activity, Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem walks with Bahrain’s Interior Minister Gen. Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem walks with Bahrain’s Interior Minister Gen. Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pets a camel before a tour Qal’at al-Bahrain Fort, Sunday, May 25, 2025, near Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pets a camel before a tour Qal’at al-Bahrain Fort, Sunday, May 25, 2025, near Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem bows her head after placing a note at the at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem bows her head after placing a note at the at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to coast guardsmen at Naval Support Activity, Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks to coast guardsmen at Naval Support Activity, Manama, Bahrain, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem meets with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Sakhir Royal Palace, Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem meets with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Sakhir Royal Palace, Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after her visit in the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after her visit in the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem walks with Ambassador Mike Huckabee arrives at Ben Gurion Airport, Sunday, May 25, 2025, Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem walks with Ambassador Mike Huckabee arrives at Ben Gurion Airport, Sunday, May 25, 2025, Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gives Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa a golf club after their meeting at the Sakhir Royal Palace, Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem gives Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa a golf club after their meeting at the Sakhir Royal Palace, Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rides a camel to a tour of Qal’at al-Bahrain Fort, Sunday, May 25, 2025, near Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rides a camel to a tour of Qal’at al-Bahrain Fort, Sunday, May 25, 2025, near Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with sailors and Coast Guardsmen at Naval Support Activity in Bahrain, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with sailors and Coast Guardsmen at Naval Support Activity in Bahrain, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pauses after placing a note at the at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pauses after placing a note at the at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)
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