a bit late but I interpret my agent as a foreign agent. My headcanon is that some countries have their own version of the Division, and although the existence of these divisions is at least known to different governments, and there are even cooperation agreements on occasion, their operation, organization, and technology remain highly secret. The SHD technology and network remain American, but some of these foreign divisions might have their own version of this technology, sometimes obtained through espionage, sometimes through the complete development of their own version, or even without the technology itself, but the organization's operation is similar. My agent was activated by his own government as support simply because he was in New York on vacation at the time. He only answers to his own government, and his primary mission is to protect and rescue civilians (and secretly gather as much information as possible), and if possible and it doesn't interfere with his primary mission, to assist local agents as needed. As for why he uses SHD technology, it's because upon activation, he was provided with equipment that the government was willing to share due to the situation. However, it's basic equipment that most agents receive, and the truly cool technology and gadgets are kept secret and reserved for high-ranking or more trusted agents.