Gift Details

Recipient Information

Recipient: First Lady

Agency: National Security Council

Gift Information

Value: $2500.00

Year Received: 2003

Date Received: NA

Gift Description

Jewelry: pair of 14mm South Sea pearl earrings set in 18K yellow gold, accompanied by wooden stand and 12'' x 19'' framed explanatory certificate. Recd--May 19, 2003. Est. Value-- $2500. Archives Foreign. Miscellaneous item: 13'' x 4'' x9\1/2\'' burl wood jewelry box with removable top tray and seal of the Philippines on lid. Recd--May 19, 2003. Est. Value--$280. Archives Foreign. Hardcover books (5): ``Philippine Civics: How We Govern Ourselves,'' by Conrado Benitez; ``Language Lessons,'' by Sidney C. Newsom; ``Character and Conduct,'' by Sofia R. De Veyra; ``Philippine Arithmetics,'' by Honorio Poblador, et. al.; and ``Philippine School Geography,'' by H. Justin Roddy and David Gibbs. Paperback book: ``Bearers of Benevolence: The Thomasites and Public Education in the Philippines,'' by Mary Racelis and Judy Celine Ick. Miscellaneous item: 12\1/2\'' x 15\3/4\'' framed explanatory certificate, with wooden stand. Recd-- May 19, 2003. Est. Value--$120. Archives Foreign.

Justification

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