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Jewelry, art and toy train top list of priciest foreign gifts to Biden and other officials in 2024
['Associated Press']
News – Santa Cruz Sentinel
By MATTHEW LEE, AP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign leaders and governments presented to former President Joe Biden, his wife, U.S.
Federal employees are required to report gifts they receive from foreign officials that are worth more than $480.
The train set and bike were both transferred to the archives while the dates were disposed of by the Secret Service, the report says.
Jill Biden also reported receiving a Dior bracelet and Sevres vase from Macron’s wife, Brigitte, in a combined gift valued at $5,090.
Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken reported only a handful of gifts in 2024, none of them valued at more than $800.