Saudi
King Abdullah kicked it extremely old school in terms of diplomatic
glamour by lavishing then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with
$500,000 in white gold jewelry encrusted with rubies and diamonds last
year, according to the Federal Register. While the president and many other ambassadors and politicians received gifts from foreign contacts in 2012, most are valued under $5,000. Half a million in ice? That’s pretty cool. The Constitution specifically prohibits U.S. government employees from accepting presents from kings, princes or foreign heads of state, and all gifts should technically be turned over to the General Services Administration for donation or public use. So if Clinton shows up to the DNC looking like Mr. T, we’ll know something’s amiss.
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