Federal Gifts

Vietnamese Art and Books

Description: Picture--Pavilion beside a lake surrounded by flowering trees made of colored crushed stone; Book, Hardcover, English- Vietnamese Military Dictionary; Book, Paperback, ``The Tet Mau Than 1968 Event in South Vietnam''; Book, Paperback, ``Memoirs of War: The Tran- Troung Son Route''; Plate, Copper, Hollow, entrance gate to a walled city in Hanoi, w/brass plate stand; Plate, Copper, Hollow, pavilion raised on posts in Hanoi w/brass plate stand; Necktie, silk w/red bands and alternating w/black ellipsoids on gray bands; Necktie, silk w/ pink/blue/black diagonal bands plus diagonal red line; Necktie, silk, w/ elongated octagonal medallions containing ovoids w/scalloped edge on red background. Rec'd--8/ 31/2009. Est. Value-- $560.00. Disposition-- Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.

Recipient: The Honorable Dr. Diane T. Putney, Acting Director Office of the Secretary of Defense Historical Office of the United States

Agency: Department of Defense

Donor: His Excellency Colonel Ma Pham Ba Toan, Director/Editor-in- Chief of the People's Army Publishing House, Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Value: $560.00

Received on: 2009-08-31

Custom Silver Brooch with Faux Diamonds

Recipient: The Honorable Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States

Agency: Department of State

Donor: His Excellency Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Mentor, Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore

Value: $560.00

Received on: NA

Miniature Gold Minaret Statue

Recipient: The Honorable William J. Burns, Under Secretary of State

Agency: Department of State

Donor: His Excellency Ahmed bin Abdallah Al- Mahmoud, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Doha, State of Qatar

Value: $560.00

Received on: NA

Collection of Eight Neckties

Recipient: The Honorable George Miller, Member of Congress

Agency: U.S. House of Representatives

Donor: His Excellency Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Italy

Value: $560.00

Received on: 2009-02-13

Silver coffee pot with floral designs

Recipient: The Honorable Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States

Agency: Department of State

Donor: His Excellency Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of Oman

Value: $560.00

Received on: 2011-04-28

Ceremonial Drum

Recipient: The officers at Marine Barracks Washington

Agency: U.S. Marine Corps

Donor: Major General F.H.R. Howes, Commandant General of the Royal Marines of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Value: $560.00

Received on: 2011-07-27

Mayan-Designed Cufflinks and Snakeskin Purse

Recipient: The Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States, and First Lady Michelle Obama

Agency: Executive Office of the President

Donor: His Excellency Porfirio Lobo and Mrs. Elena Rosa De Lobo, President and First Lady of the Republic of Honduras

Value: $560.00

Received on: 2010-10-18

Cognac

Recipient: The Honorable Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States

Agency: Department of State

Donor: His Excellency Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation

Value: $560.00

Received on: NA

Rug and Lapis Candelabrum

Recipient: The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary of State of the United States

Agency: Department of State

Donor: His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Value: $560.00

Received on: 2013-03-25

Acrylic Painting of Children

Recipient: The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary of State of the United States

Agency: Department of State

Donor: His Excellency Robert Dussey, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Togo

Value: $560.00

Received on: 2014-08-05

Porcelain Vase and Embroidery

Recipient: The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary of State of the United States

Agency: Department of State

Donor: His Excellency Yang Jiechi, State Councilor of the People's Republic of China

Value: $560.00

Received on: 2014-10-17

Ebony Female Bust

Recipient: Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United States

Agency: Executive Office of the Vice President

Donor: Her Excellency Jaynet Kabila, Member of Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Value: $560.00

Received on: 2014-07-04