US EditionJewelry, art and toy train top list of priciest foreign gifts to Biden and other officials in 2024
The State Department's 2024 report lists gifts to Biden, Harris, and officials including a $19,000 painting and $15,000 cash, with most items sent to the National Archives.
- On Thursday, the State Department's Bureau of Protocol published the Federal Register list covering calendar year 2024, naming gifts to President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris.
- The Office of the Chief of Protocol reports gifts worth more than $480 are typically transferred to the National Archives or GSA, with perishables destroyed by the Secret Service.
- Notably, gifts included a $2,950 binoculars from Qatar's chief and a $3,700 bronze statue from India’s prime minister, with some items disposed of by the Secret Service.
- Some gifts were retained for official use or purchased by recipients, including Biden buying a bracelet while sending items to archives, and cash was turned over to the Federal Reserve with a CIA employee reporting $15,000 in cash.
- Beyond the White House, the filings list gifts to President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, and U.S. Cabinet members—including a $19,000 painting and a $7,750 train set—raising oversight questions.
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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.
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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