State Department reveals Hillary Clinton received $500K worth of jewelry from
Saudi king...
Former Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton, President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden received expensive gifts
from Saudi Arabia, Russia and China, among others.
By Bill Hutchinson
/ NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Friday,
August 30, 2013, 5:10 AM
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Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Former Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton received expensive jewelry from Saudi Arabia and Brunei.
Foreign diplomacy doesn’t always resolve world-class
problems, but it sure does rake in the swag.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was given a half-million bucks worth of diamond and ruby jewelry by Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and received $58,000 worth of bling from Brunei.
The lavish gifts were among a treasure trove of keepsakes bestowed upon U.S. leaders in 2012, the State Department disclosed Thursday.
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was given a half-million bucks worth of diamond and ruby jewelry by Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and received $58,000 worth of bling from Brunei.
The lavish gifts were among a treasure trove of keepsakes bestowed upon U.S. leaders in 2012, the State Department disclosed Thursday.
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FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz
gave Hillary Clinton a half-million worth of diamond and ruby jewelry.
Russian
President Vladimir Putin gave Clinton a $560 bottle of cognac, while President
Obama received an autographed basketball from Chinese President Xi Jiping and a
41-inch saber from Mongolia.
Meanwhile, Vice President Joe Biden got a bare-breasted female bust from Liberia.
The Constitution prohibits U.S. government employees from keeping presents worth more than $350. But officials at the U.S. General Services Administration said the gifts were accepted to avoid awkward moments.
The GSA said some of the presents were donated and others were sold to the public.
Meanwhile, Vice President Joe Biden got a bare-breasted female bust from Liberia.
The Constitution prohibits U.S. government employees from keeping presents worth more than $350. But officials at the U.S. General Services Administration said the gifts were accepted to avoid awkward moments.
The GSA said some of the presents were donated and others were sold to the public.
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