“Saudi King Abdullah gave Obama, his wife and daughters nearly $190,000 in luxury baubles in 2009, including the single most valuable gift reported to have been given to U.S. officials that year: a ruby and diamond jewelry set, including earrings, a ring, a bracelet and necklace, for the first lady worth $132,000.”
Not terribly shocking, check out the pdf below for the complete list (if you can stomach it). Under column “Circumstances justifying acceptance” the overwhelming answer is: “Non-acceptance would cause embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government.”
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/foreigngifts.pdf
Source: MSN
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