Gift Details

Recipient Information

Recipient: Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy

Agency: Department of Commerce

Gift Information

Value: $2200.00

Year Received: 2003

Date Received: NA

Gift Description

Chess set, Russian, wood box with hinged lid being a playing board with squares of light and dark amber chunks set in clear resin, surrounded by border of dark amber resin, with inset wood numbers 1-8 and letters a-h, 3\1/4\''h x 16\1/2\''w, box interior containing amber playing pieces including 4 horse heads, rest as turned round bottles/jars/ urns. Received--April 28, 2003. Estimated Value--$2,200.00. Reported to GSA June 30, 2003; pending transfer to GSA.

Justification

Non-acceptance would cause embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government

Donor Information

Donor: Igor Yusufov, Minister of Energy, Russia

Country: Russia