File picture of Hillary Clinton receiving a gift from Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja
Washington:
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has outpaced President Barack Obama when it comes to lavish gifts from foreign leaders.
State Department documents released on Friday show Mrs Clinton got gold jewelry worth half a million dollars from King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.
Mr Obama's most expensive gift was a $16,500 gold-plated clock from the Saudi defense minister.
The gifts were among a bounty of vases, watches, artwork and other items given to US officials in 2012, according to the department's Office of Protocol, which catalogs the gifts and publishes an annual listing.
But don't look for Clinton or Obama to pocket the gifts. Under law, most of them must go to the National Archives or General Services Administration, unless recipients reimburse the US Treasury for them.
State Department documents released on Friday show Mrs Clinton got gold jewelry worth half a million dollars from King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.
Mr Obama's most expensive gift was a $16,500 gold-plated clock from the Saudi defense minister.
The gifts were among a bounty of vases, watches, artwork and other items given to US officials in 2012, according to the department's Office of Protocol, which catalogs the gifts and publishes an annual listing.
But don't look for Clinton or Obama to pocket the gifts. Under law, most of them must go to the National Archives or General Services Administration, unless recipients reimburse the US Treasury for them.
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