Gift Details
Recipient Information
Recipient: The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States
Gift Information
Value: $635.00
Year Received: 2011
Date Received: 2011-11-05
Gift Description
Six pouches of coffee contained in a 14" x 9.5" x 5" wooden box, interior is red velvet and divided into six compartments, each containing a small wicker box, includes a depiction of the American flag with an eagle in the foreground made from precious and semiprecious stones, includes a 9" x 7" frame with a gold plaque. Diamond-shaped cufflinks, made from 10-karat white gold and inset with nine blue sapphires each, presented in a 5.25" x 5.5" x 2.5" wooden box. Rec'd--11/ 5/2011. Est. Value-- $635.00. Disposition-- Box and Jewelry is at National Archives and Records Administration; Perishable goods handled pursuant to US Secret Service policy.
Justification
Non-acceptance would cause embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government
Donor Information
Donor: His Excellency Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Country: Sri Lanka