Gift disclosure forms show the CIA destroyed gifts agents weren't allowed to keep, like luxury wristwatches and jewelry, according to a recently released State Department report.
President Biden received a lacquered pen and desk set from Russian President Vladimir Putin valued at $12,000 in 2021, months beforeIt was transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration for storage. The defense minister of Qatar gave U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin an $8,000 curved-blade saber, which is on display in his office.
When it comes to the CIA, certain gifts are marked as placed on display, like a $1,110 silk rug and an $800 set of Virginia Woolf pens given to CIA employees by unnamed persons. Others were not handed over but simply marked as destroyed. A box of "High-end Davidoff Royal Release Cigars" valued at $800 was similarly consumed after it was given to a CIA employee, as was a gift basket containing wine and cognac valued at $590.
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