US EditionJewelry, art and toy train top list of priciest foreign gifts to Biden and other officials in 2024
The report lists high-value gifts including a $19,000 Angolan painting, an $11,165 diamond necklace, and a $7,750 silver train set, mostly transferred to the National Archives.
- Covering last year, the State Department filed in the Federal Register on Thursday a list of foreign gifts to Biden, Jill Biden, and Kamala Harris. The report shows expensive items, including a $7,750 train set and a $7,089 road bike.
- Most reported items are transferred to the National Archives or GSA, as federal employees must report gifts worth more than $480, according to the Office of the Chief of Protocol.
- Harris's largest reported gift was a $2,633 rug, book, and cooking utensils from the United Arab Emirates, according to the report.
- The report notes transfers to the GSA and destruction of perishables while several employees reported gifts kept for official use, including $2,950 in tickets and a $543 box of cigars.
- The report also notes it does not include gifts to President Trump in his first year, with some items transferred to archives and others disposed of by the Secret Service.
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Jewelry, art and toy train top list of priciest foreign gifts to Biden and other officials in 2024
Foreign leaders and governments presented to former President Joe Biden, his wife, U.S. Cabinet members and other senior officials tens of thousands of dollars in gifts in the last year of the Biden administration.
US State Department Report Shows Biden Received $19,000 Painting as Gift During Presidential Term
In a new report published by the State Department’s Bureau of Protocol, records show that former President Joe Biden received a $19,000 painting from the president of Angola, João Lourenço, last year. The report, published annually, details gifts given to the president, their spouse, members of the cabinet, and other senior officals by foreign leaders and governments. Federal employees are required to report such gifts, if they are worth more …
Foreign leaders and governments gave gifts valued at tens of thousands of dollars to former President Joe Biden, his wife, U.S. cabinet members and other senior officials during the last year of his term. Gifts include a painting of $19,000, a necklace of 11,000, a bracelet of 5,000 and, in one case, $15,000 in cash, according to the latest State Department report.
State Department Lists High Value Indian Gifts Modi Has Given To US Officials
WASHINGTON, DC – A State Department report has detailed a series of high value gifts presented by Indian leaders to senior US officials, including a sterling silver train set worth 7,750 dollars that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted to then President Joe Biden. According to the report, issued by the State Department’s Office of the Chief of Protocol, Biden received the silver train set during Modi’s visit. The item was later transferred to th…
High-value gifts from India to US leaders disclosed in State Department report
The report lists gifts from PM Modi and other Indian officials to top US leaders, including a $7,750 silver train set for President Biden and other items, all of which were transferred to the National Archives or relevant agencies.
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