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69448 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 235 / Friday, December 7, 2007 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 6007]

Office of Protocol; Gifts to Federal Employees From Foreign Government Sources Reported to Employing Agencies in Calendar Year 2006

The Department of State submits the following comprehensive listing of the statements which, as required by law, Federal employees filed with their employing agencies during calendar

year 2006 concerning gifts received from foreign government sources. The compilation includes reports of both tangible gifts and gifts of travel or travel expenses of more than minimal value, as defined by statute. Also, included are gifts received in previous years including 3 gifts in 1999, 2 gifts in 2000, 1 gift in 2001, 9 gifts in 2002, 3 gifts in 2003, 13 gifts in 2004 and 28 gifts in 2005. These latter gifts and expenses are being reported in 2006 as the Office of Protocol, Department of State, did not

receive the relevant information to include them in earlier reports.

Publication of this listing in the Federal Register is required by Section 7342(f) of Title 5, United States Code, as added by Section 515(a)(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1978 (Pub. L. 95–105, August 17, 1977, 91 Stat. 865).

Dated: November 28, 2007. Patrick F. Kennedy, Under Secretary for Management, Department of State.

AGENCY: PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL [Report of tangible gifts]

Name and title of person accept-ing the gift on behalf of the

U.S. Government

Gift, date of acceptance on be-half of the U.S. Government, estimated value, and current

disposition or location

Identity of foreign donor and government

Circumstances justifying acceptance

President ....................................... Artwork: 15″ x 10″ color photo-graph of the ‘‘Emerald Buddha Temple (Laos),’’ signed by photographer; double matted and held in a 25″ x 21″ maple frame with a gold-tone bead accent trim and gold-tone rope border. Rec’d—January 5, 2006. Est. Value—$350. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Phanthong Phommahaxay, Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Mrs. Phommahaxay, Embassy of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Non-acceptance would cause em-barrassment to donor and U.S. Government.

President ....................................... Household items (5): Meissen porcelain tea-for-two set, handpainted Blue Onion pat-tern consisting of: 41⁄2″ por-celain sugar bowl with lid; 3″ x 33⁄4″ scalloped edged creamer; 7″ x 41⁄2″ x 41⁄2″ tea pot with lid; 4″ scalloped edged cups and saucers (2). Rec’d—Janu-ary 13, 2006. Est. Value— $805. Disposition—Archives Foreign..

Her Excellency Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Re-public of Germany.


Book: ‘‘Meissen in Meissen,’’ by Hans Sonntag. Rec’d—Janu-ary 13, 2006. Est. Value—$13. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

President ....................................... Accessory: 82″ x 132″ handwoven emerald green, fuchsia, indigo blue, orange and purple traditional Ghana Kente cloth with a stripe and geometric weft motif pattern. Rec’d—January 17, 2006. Est. Value—$487. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, President of the Re-public of Ghana.


President ....................................... Athletic equipment: Brown leath-er horse saddle embossed to look like basket weave; leather bridle and orange and blue plaid horse blanket Rec’d— January 24, 2006. Est. Value— $1,000. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Shaukat Aziz Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.


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AGENCY: PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL—Continued [Report of tangible gifts]


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President ....................................... Artwork: 30″ x 19″ multi-color painting ‘‘Reconciliation’’ by Helen Zogheib, image of three religious buildings in downtown Beirut, signed and dated; held in a 331⁄2″ x 24″ guilt wood frame Rec’d—January 27, 2006. Est. Value—$2,200. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Saad R. Hariri, Lebanese Member of Par-liament.


President ....................................... Poster: 271⁄2″ x 381⁄2″ Solidarity Citizens’ Committee election campaign poster by Tomasz Sarnecki, ‘‘It’s High Noon, 4 June 1989’’ featuring a modi-fied image of Gary Cooper car-rying a ballot and wearing the Solidarity logo— SOLIDARNOSC. A brushed silver-tone presentation plate affixed to the glass is engraved in Polish, ‘‘His Excellency George W. Bush, President of the United States, Lech Kaczynski, President of the Republic of Poland, Wash-ington, 9 February 2006’’; held in a 28″ x 39″ brushed silver- tone metal frame. Rec’d—Feb-ruary 9, 2006. Est. Value— $1,165. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Lech Kaczynski, President of the Republic of Poland.


President ....................................... Household items (12): 51⁄2″ x 6″ and 4″ x 4″ handcarved wood-en bowls accented with multi- colored beads on handles; 5″ (4) and 51⁄2″ (4) handcarved wooden spoons accented with multi-colored beaded band; 6″ handcarved wooden spoon ac-cented with multi-colored bead-ed band; 4″ x 4″ handcarved wooden bucket with lid and metal swing handle. Rec’d— February 10, 2006. Est. Value—$595. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign..

The Honorable Rebecca Garang De Mabior, Minister of Trans-portation, Roads and Bridges Government of South Sudan.


Craft: 4″ gourd decorated with a red, white and blue geometric pattern close woven beadwork net, with a 3″ single beaded string as carrying loop. Rec’d—February 10, 2006. Est. Value—$175. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

President ....................................... Household item: 11″ x 12″ x 2″ white porcelain round cake plate with 1⁄2″ molded gold handles, replica from the offi-cial Presidential china, with gold and cobalt blue rim paint-ed ‘‘Palacio Presidencial San Salvador’’ surrounding the na-tional coat of arms in the cen-ter. Rec’d—February 24, 2006. Est. Value—$350. Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Elias Antonio Saca Gonzalez, President of the Republic of El Salvador.



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Smoking accessory: 6″ x 6″ wave design Nachtmann crys-tal cigar ashtray frosted with the El Salvador coat of arms. Rec’d—February 24, 2006. Est. Value—$115. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

President ....................................... Photograph: 12″ x 8″ color pho-tograph of Mrs. Laura Bush, His Excellency Silvio Berlusconi and Miss Barbara Bush on February 9, 2006 at the Villa Madama in Rome; held in a 13″ x 9″ Bottega Dell’Argento silver frame with leaf detail at each corner. Rec’d—February 28, 2006. Est. Value—$454. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Silvio Berlusconi, President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Repub-lic.


President ....................................... Household item: 11″ round lapis lazuli mosaic bowl with 1⁄2″ foot. Rec’d—March 1, 2006. Est. Value—$1,500. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Hamid Karzai, Chairman of the Interim Au-thority of Afghanistan.


President ....................................... Household item: 38″ lapis lazuli mosaic urn with fluted top and circular base, accented with sterling silver detail at neck and base. Rec’d—March 1, 2006. Est. Value—$7,500. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.



President ....................................... Miscellaneous: 12″ x 11″ black wood hand operated ‘‘spinning wheel’’ with spokes and rests on an base in a clear plastic case. Rec’d—March 2, 2006. Est. Value—$60. Disposition— Archives Foreign..

The Honorable Nirmal Deshpande, M.P. Rajya Sabha Republic of India.


Miscellaneous: Yellow linen scroll with the ‘‘Seven Social Sins.’’ Rec’d—March 2, 2006. Est. Value—$7. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign..

Books, hardcover (3): Mahatma Gandhi 100 Years, by S. Radhakrishnan, The Mind of Mahatma Gandhi, by R.K. Prabhu; and An Autobiog-raphy, by M.K. Gandhi. Rec’d—March 2, 2006. Est. Value—$45. Disposition: Presi-dent retained..

Artwork: Bronze wax cast bust of Gandhi on base in case with a gold-tone presentation plaque printed ‘‘Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Oct. 2, 1869 to Jan. 30, 1948,’’ by Ram Sutar; signed and num-bered 903. Rec’d—March 2, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.


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President ....................................... Household item: 50″ x 30″ silk rug with taupe, tan, rose and slate blue intricate floral pat-tern. Rec’d—March 2, 2006. Est. Value—$1,000. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, President of the Re-public of India.


Flowers: Bouquet of flowers. Rec’d—March 2, 2006. Est. Value—$30. Disposition—Han-dled pursuant to Secret Serv-ice policy.

President ....................................... Artwork: 9″ x 5″ x 2″ pure silver filigree chariot and two horses mounted on a 111⁄2″ x 4″ x 2″ two-tiered velvet base en-closed in a 11″ x 31⁄2″ x 9″ plastic case with a presen-tation plate from the Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture and a presentation plate from Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. Rec’d— March 3, 2006. Est. Value— $450. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

The Honorable Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Chief Minister Andhra Pradesh, Republic of India.


President ....................................... Artwork: 21″ x 12″ x 1″ intricate sandal wood carving of an In-dian God Vishwaroopa, in Mahabharatha, battlefield, with nine heads and multiple arms with horses and people bowing at it’s feet, mounted on a 10″ x 4″ oval wood base. Rec’d— March 3, 2006. Est. Value— $9,900. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

The Honorable Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Chief Minister Andhra Pradesh, Republic of India.

The Honorable Rameshwar Thakur, Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Republic of India.


President ....................................... Household item: 6′1″ x 9′9″ wool Pakistan rug with taupe, slate blue, salmon, black, purple, yellow and gray ornate floral design. Rec’d—March 4, 2006. Est. Value—$2,700. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Pervez Musharraf, President of the Is-lamic Republic of Pakistan.


President ....................................... Household item: 141⁄2″ x 9″ x 261⁄2″ hand-carved wood Asante ceremonial stool with crescent-shape seat set over a flat base and complex support structure with geometric pat-tern. Rec’d—March 6, 2006. Est. Value—$2,200. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Mathieu Kerekoum, President Republic of Benin.


President ....................................... Collectable: 4″ x 4″ wooden gourd intricately tooled with flo-ral and geometric design, adorned with a sterling silver butterfly on top; held on a 5″ sterling silver round display base. Rec’d—March 10, 2006. Est. Value—$275. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Alejandro Toledo Manrique, President of the Re-public of Peru.


Books, hardcover (2): ‘‘Machu Picchu, Santuario Historico— Historical Sanctuary,’’ by Peter Frost. Rec’d—March 10, 2006. Est. Value—$150. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign..


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Collectables (2): 61⁄2″ x 91⁄2″ old, possibly antique, wooden Nicho frames with floral carv-ing, accented with elaborate sterling silver detail. Rec’d— March 10, 2006. Est. Value— $1,000. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

President ....................................... Athletic equipment (2): gray and navy blue short-sleeved cycling jerseys with a patriotic stripe and ‘‘George W. Bush’’ on the front and reverse, the Vermarc logo, images of the Belgium flag and the American flag on the front. Rec’d—March 14, 2006. Est. Value—$228. Dis-position—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium.


Vermarc Bib Tights with a patri-otic stripe ‘‘George W. Bush.’’ Rec’d—March 14, 2006. Est. Value—$185. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign..

Tights with a patriotic stripe and ‘‘George W. Bush.’’ Rec’d— March 14, 2006. Est. Value— $185. Disposition—Archives Foreign..

Zip front long-sleeved Jacket. Rec’d—March 14, 2006. Est. Value—$255. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign..

Zip front long-sleeved Jacket. Rec’d—March 14, 2006. Est. Value—$255. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

President ....................................... Household item: 10″ Waterford crystal ‘‘Killarney’’ footed bowl with flared lip etched ‘‘Pre-sented to George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, on the Occasion of St. Patrick’s Day 2006, By The Taoiseach Mr. Bertie Ahern T.D., on Behalf of the People of Ireland.’’ Rec’d—March 17, 2006. Est. Value—$300. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Bertie Ahern, T.D., Prime Minister of Ireland.


President ....................................... Athletic Equipment: Royal blue Vermarc Sport TVX fabric bike shirt printed with the ‘‘NATO OTAN’’ logo on the left lapel and right sleeve, the ‘‘Bike & Accessories Dennis Tervuren’’ logo on the right lapel and left sleeve, and ‘‘Vermarc Sports’’ on the collar and pocket on the reverse. Rec’d—March 20, 2006. Est. Value—$79. Dis-position—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-nization.


DVD (2 part set): ‘‘Rembrant 400 Jaar.’’ Rec’d—March 20, 2006. Est. Value—$31. Disposition— Archives Foreign.


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President ....................................... Artwork: 17″ x 15″ Pyrography (burnt wood) portrait of Presi-dent and Mrs. Bush, by Aaron F. Brown, titled ‘‘President George Bush, First Lady Laura Bush, United States of Amer-ica’’ on balsa wood; held in a 23″ x 21″ mottled finish wood frame; signed and dated by artist. Rec’d—March 21, 2006. Est. Value—$292. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Re-public of Liberia.


President ....................................... Household accessory: 51⁄4″ x 11⁄2″ sterling silver hinged box adorned with the Hellenic Re-public emblem and etched with donor’s signature on lid. Rec’d—March 25, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

Her Excellency Dora Bakoyannis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic.


President ....................................... Household accessories (3): Set of three 8″, 10″ and 12″ square concave style fused glass art plates with black and marbled amber checkerboard pattern center and black bor-der; signed by artist James Lavoie on back. Rec’d—March 29, 2006. Est. Value—$415. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

The Right Honorable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P., Prime Min-ister of Canada.


President ....................................... Household accessory: 8″ x 11⁄2″ sterling silver Plata Real ‘‘Mestizo Vessel’’ footed with 31⁄2″ sterling silver rings. Rec’d—March 29, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

His Excellency Vicente Fox Quesada, The President of the United Mexican States and Mrs. Fox.


President ....................................... Cloth: 128″ x 86″ handwoven emerald green, gold, black, royal blue and fuchsia tradi-tional Ghana Kente cloth with a stripe and geometric weft motif pattern. Rec’d—April 12, 2006. Est. Value—$325. Dis-position—Archives Foreign..



Miscellaneous: Hand-carved wooden images of four parad-ing wood elephants held in a double matted 41″ x 17″ shad-owbox. Rec’d—April 12, 2006. Est. Value—$750. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

President ....................................... Book, hardcover (in English and Arabic): ‘‘Beyrouth et le Sul-tan—Beirut and the Sultan: 200 Photographies des Albums de Abdul Hamid II (1876— 1909)’’; by Sawsan Agha Kassab and Khalad Omar Tadmori. Rec’d—April 17, 2006. Est. Value—$70. Dis-position—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Fuad Siniora, Prime Minister of the Republic of Lebanon.



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Household item (limited edition, 19/50): 91⁄2″ glazed, handpainted ceramic on hand-ham-mered copper Islamic replica plate from a 13th century de-sign, ‘‘The Spouted Kamares Pot (Byblos 1950—1950 B.C.)’’; marked ‘‘Fait main Atlier Chehab Liban 19/50’’ (‘‘Handmade House of Chehab Liban 19/50’’) on back. Rec’d—April 17, 2006. Est. Value—$270. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

President ....................................... Household accessory: 20″ round porcelain carved charger with the portrait of President and Mrs. Bush. Rec’d—April 20, 2006. Est. Value—$350. Dis-position—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Hu Jintao, Presi-dent of the People’s Republic of China.


Household accessory: 24″ rose-wood charger holder with intri-cately carved detail. Rec’d— April 20, 2006. Est. Value— $50. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

President ....................................... Jewelry: Cartier Santos Dumont watch with 18kt white gold case, guilloche dial with roman numerals, black alligator strap with 18kt white gold adjustable deployment buckle, hand wound mechanical movement adorned with a cabochon sap-phire crystal. Rec’d—April 20, 2006. Est. Value—$11,100. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand.


President ....................................... Household accessory: 59″ x 85″ multicolored Azerbaijan silk rug handwoven with the portrait of President and Mrs. Bush, the Presidential seal, the U.S. Capitol, the New York City sky-line, the Statue of Liberty, The White House, and the Presi-dential Palace in Baku, Azer-baijan, accented with a floral pattern border; designed by Hagiyev Eldar. Rec’d—April 28, 2006. Est. Value—$2,450. Disposition—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.


DVD: ‘‘Memory: USA 09.09.2000.’’ Rec’d—April 28, 2006. Est. Value—$15. Dis-position—Archives Foreign..

Photographs (28): 12″ x 8″ color photographs documenting former Azerbaijan President Haidar Aliyev’s informal visit with former President George H.W. Bush in Kennebunkport, Maine on September 9, 2000; in a 12″ hunter green album. Rec’d—April 28, 2006. Est. Value—$130. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.


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President ....................................... Miscellaneous: 8 x 30 BT black Zeiss Conquest binoculars. Rec’d—May 3, 2006. Est. Value—$579. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.



President ....................................... Artwork: 23″ x 19″ pastoral oil on canvas ‘‘Campo en Rio Negro’’ by Uruguayan artist Philip Da-vies, held in a 33″ x 29″ gold bordered linen shadowbox frame surrounded by a paneled wood outer frame; signed and dated by artist. Rec’d—May 4, 2006. Est. Value—$750. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign..

His Excellency Tabare Vazquez, President of the Oriental Re-public of Uruguay.


Book, hardcover (in Spanish): ‘‘El mate,’’ by Fernando Assuncao; inscribed by donor. Rec’d— May 4, 2006. Est. Value—$40. Disposition—Archives Foreign..

Household item: Leather Mate Set including: Mate (tea), Yerba Container, silver Bombilla (drinking straw), and thermos; held in a 13″ x 9″ x 5″ leather carrying case. Rec’d—May 4, 2006. Est. Value—$195. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

President ....................................... Books, leatherbound (3): ‘‘A Shorter History of Australia,’’ by Geoffrey Blainey; ‘‘Monash: The Outsider Who Won A War,’’ by Roland Perry; ‘‘Gal-lipoli,’’ by Les Carlyon, covers embossed in gold ‘‘Presented by The Honourable John How-ard MP, Prime Minister of Aus-tralia’’ with the Australian Coat of Arms; all held in a 101⁄2″ x 7″ folding book box embossed in gold on the front with the Australian Coat of Arms. Rec’d—May 16, 2006. Est. Value—$700. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

The Honorable John Howard, M.P., Prime Minister of Aus-tralia.


President ....................................... Artwork: 19″ x 25″ oil on canvas painting featuring doves and a brightly colored nature scene, by Benigno Gomez, held in a 23″ x 29″ gold frame; signed by artist. Rec’d—June 5, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales, President of the Republic of Honduras.


Artwork: 11″ x 17″ cartoon fea-turing President Bush holding an American flag, held in a 21″ x 27″ gold and red frame. Rec’d—June 5, 2006. Est. Value—$100. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.


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President ....................................... Household items (8): 8″ white wine goblets with 4″ copper stem adorned with five round lapis lazuli inlay stones around base (6) and a matching 83⁄4″ pair of red wine goblets. Rec’d—June 8, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet, President of the Re-public of Chile.


President ....................................... Clothing (L): Red and white Nalini cycling jersey; printed with Danish flag and Nalini logo on front and ‘‘George W. Bush’’ on left sleeve. Rec’d— June 10, 2006. Est. Value— $95. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark.


Household item: 6″ x 13″ Royal Copenhagen Porcelain bowl; side of bowl depicts various battle scenes led by General Washington. Bowl commemo-rates the Bicentennial of The Declaration of Independence; certified bowl No. 2,417 of 2,500. Rec’d—June 10, 2006. Est. Value—$995. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

President ....................................... Desk accessories (24): 31⁄2″ cast pewter coasters designed with six different Australian native flowers, held in a 83⁄4″ x 83⁄4″ wooden box with a brass pres-entation plate inside engraved, ‘‘Presented to the President of the United States of America and Members of Cabinet by the Honourable John Howard MP, Prime Minister of Australia on the occasion of his Official Visit to the United States of America, May 2006. The Aus-tralian native flowers rep-resented on these cast pewter coasters are the Golden Wat-tle, Waratah, Blue Gum, Bottlebrush, Kangaroo Paw and Sturt’s Desert Pea.’’ Rec’d—June 16, 2006. Est. Value—$415. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.




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President ....................................... CDs: Box set of ‘‘Mozart Com-plete Edition’’ including: ‘‘Sym-phonies,’’ ‘‘Serenades Dances Marches,’’ ‘‘Divertimenti-Sere-nades,’’ ‘‘Piano Concertos,’’ ‘‘Violin Concertos, Wind Con-certos,’’ ‘‘Quintets, Quartets, Trio, etc.,’’ ‘‘String Quartets, String Quintets,’’ ‘‘Violin Sona-tas, String Duos and Trios,’’ ‘‘Piano Music,’’ ‘‘Missae-Req-uiem, Organ Sonatas and Solos,’’ ‘‘Litanies-Vespers, Ora-torios-Cantatas, Masonic Music,’’ ‘‘Arias, Vocal Ensem-bles, Canons-Lieder-Notturni,’’ ‘‘Early Italian Operas,’’ ‘‘Middle Italian Operas,’’ ‘‘Late Italian Operas,’’ ‘‘German Operas,’’ and ‘‘Theatre and Ballet Music, Rarities-Surprises.’’ Rec’d— June 20, 2006. Est. Value— $1,276. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Heinz Fischer, Federal President of the Re-public of Austria.


President ....................................... Book, hardcover: ‘‘Austria: Intro-duction and Reminiscence,’’ by Ernst Hauser. Rec’d—June 20, 2006. Est. Value—$33. Dis-position—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Hubert Gorbach, Vice Chancellor of the Repub-lic of Austria and Mrs. Margot Gorbach.


Household accessory: 13⁄4″ x 11⁄4″x 4″ Swarovski clear crys-tal figurine of a white stallion standing on its hind legs with Jet crystal eyes and frosted flowing mane and tail from the Horses on Parade collection; anchored on 15⁄8″ clear crystal base. Rec’d—June 20, 2006. Est. Value—$265. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

President ....................................... Clothing (size 42): Navy blue cashmere mens Schneiders, Salzburg ‘‘Hubertus’’ outerwear coat with personalized cloth name plate embroidered ‘‘G.W.B.’’ on inside breast pocket. Rec’d—June 20, 2006. Est. Value—$1,500. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Wolfgang Schuessel, Chancellor of the Republic of Austria.


President ....................................... Clothing: Pair of handcrafted black leather Hungarian Huszar riding boots style XVI– XVIL, with off-white leather ‘‘W’’ stitched on side and brass presentation plate engraved ‘‘To President George W. Bush, From Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany’’ affixed to shoe sole on right boot; made by Ivan Sasvari. Rec’d—June 22, 2006. Est. Value—$935. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Ferenc Gyurcsany, Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary.



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Book, hardcover: ‘‘The Hungarian Hussar,’’ by Jozsef Zachar. Rec’d—June 22, 2006. Est. Value—$28. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign. Accessory: Pair of wood handled boot hooks. Rec’d—June 22, 2006. Est. Value—$4. Disposition— Archives Foreign.

President ....................................... Athletic equipment: Sunstar Elec-tric-Power Assisted bicycle Rec’d—June 29, 2006. Est. Value—$1,000. Disposition— Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan.


Poster: 23″ x 33″ print of a black and white picture featuring Babe Ruth traveling among a parade of people when visiting Japan and an 8″ x 12″ en-largement of Japanese Babe Ruth commemorative (‘‘Amer-ican Japanese, Baseball Matches, Under the Auspices of, the Yomiuri Shimbunsha’’) postage stamp, single matted and held in a 30″ x 41″ wood-en frame; includes ‘‘tanka’’ (poem) by Shiki Masaoka, handwritten in Japanese by donor with printed English translation; signed by donor. Rec’d—June 29, 2006. Est. Value—$355. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

CD: ‘‘Junichiro Koizumi Presents: My Favorite Elvis Songs,’’ pro-duced by donor. Rec’d—June 29, 2006. Est. Value—$50. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

President ....................................... Print of the original Appeal of the Representatives of Khevsureti to the United States Govern-ment written on June 24, 1936 by the freedom fighters from Georgia’s mountainous region of Khevsureti, in the High Caucasus, superimposed with English translation and image of the freedom fighters from Georgia’s mountainous region of Khevsureti; held in a painted gold-tone frame. Rec’d—July 5, 2006. Est. Value—$40. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Geor-gia.


Photo album with the Appeal of the Representatives of Khevsureti to the United States, 16 color photographs of Khevsureti with 4 black and white photographs of Khevsureti people. Rec’d—July 5, 2006. Est. Value—$116. Disposition—Archives Foreign.


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Jewelry: Gold and enamel Icon crucifix on a gold-tone chain. Rec’d—July 5, 2006. Est. Value—$375. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

President ....................................... Accessory: Fuchsia silk Vakko tie embroidered with an intricately woven floral pattern. Rec’d— July 6, 2006. Est. Value—$80. Disposition—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Abdullah Gul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey.


Jewelry: 1⁄2″ pair of Atasay con-temporary black onyx cufflinks with gold-tone settings. Rec’d—July 6, 2006. Est. Value—$344. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

President ....................................... Household accessories (2): 31⁄2″ x 9″ and 4″ x 12″ handpainted blown glass ‘‘Garden Vases,’’ decorated with colorful flowers; designed by Jennifer Stuart. Rec’d—July 6, 2006. Est. Value—$80. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign..

The Right Honorable Stephen Harper, P.C., M.P., Prime Min-ister of Canada.


Accessory: Pair of silver cufflinks with blue circular center. Rec’d—July 6, 2006. Est. Value—$175. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign..

Accessory: 73⁄8″ brown felt Bilt-more-Canada hat. Dark brown belt wraps around center of hat with matching chin straps. Rec’d—July 6, 2006. Est. Value—$179. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign..

Accessory: Belt buckle with the Calgary 2006 stampede logo. Rec’d—July 6, 2006. Est. Value—$43. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

President ....................................... Clothing: Khaki golf pants; silver ‘‘NES Golf’’ logo on back right pocket. Rec’d—July 10, 2006. Est. Value—$79. Disposition— Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Janez Jansa, Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia.


Clothing (size unknown): Light and dark brown polo golf shirt; ‘‘Golf NES’’ stitched on front with window pane design. Rec’d—July 10, 2006. Est. Value—$60. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign. Clothing: Navy pullover with red and green ar-gyle design. Zipper and ‘‘NES’’ stitched on front. Rec’d—July 10, 2006. Est. Value—$95. Disposition—Archives Foreign..

Clothing: Black warm up suit; two piece with NES stitched on the jacket and pants. Rec’d—July 10, 2006. Est. Value—$410. Disposition—Archives Foreign..


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Artwork: 15″ x 7″ bronze Lipizzaner horse sculpted by Mitja Bovcan. Rec’d—July 10, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

President ....................................... Poster: 19″ x 241⁄2″ replica post-er of an antique world map from the Blaeu-Atlas of 1649. Rec’d—July 13, 2006. Est. Value—$30. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

The Honorable Harald Lastovka, Mayor of Stralsund, Federal Republic of Germany.


President ....................................... Desk accessory: 6″ x 2″ x 3″ L’Epee carriage clock with Roman numeral hour markers on white face, guilded brass case, a ‘‘visable escapement’’ and engraved ‘‘Presidence de la Republique Francaise’’ on back at base. Rec’d—July 15, 2006. Est. Value—$1,961. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Jacques Chirac. President of the French Re-public.


President ....................................... Artwork: 32″ x 12″ wood statue of carved eagle holding a fish; black carved map of Insel Rugen on base. Rec’d—July 16, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

The Honorable Andrea Koester, Mayor of Bergen Auf Ruogen, Federal Republic of Germany.


President ....................................... Consumables (75): Two bundles of 25 Puros Indios Churchill 7″ cigars; one bundle of 25 Hoyo de Monterrey Excalibur #1 7″ cigars held in a humidor. Rec’d—July 20, 2006. Est. Value—$402. Disposition— Handled pursuant to Secret Service policy..



Smoking accessory: 141⁄2″ x 83⁄4″ x 6″ Spanish cedar humidor, elaborately carved design on sides and top of lid framing two woodburned and carved National seals side by side: Honduras and United State above lettering brushed in goldleaf: ‘‘George W. Bush, Presidente de EE. UU.’’ Inside of lid is carved with goldleafed lettering: ‘‘ A Mi Grande y Buen Amigo. Como Simbolo de Nuestra Amistad, Respecto y Valores Compartidos. Manuel Zelaya Rosales, Presidente de Honduras.’’ Inte-rior dimensions 121⁄4″ x 71⁄4″ x 41⁄4″, felt lined. Rec’d—July 20, 2006. Est. Value—$730. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.


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President ....................................... Desk accessory: 16″ sterling sil-ver date palm tree with hand- hammered trunk and finely cut palm leaves with three bunches of gold dates, tree has oval shape base with flor-entine finish; held in a 19″ x 12″ glass presentation case with black velvet lined base. Rec’d—July 25, 2006. Est. Value—$1,500. Disposition— Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq.


President ....................................... Household items—coffee set: 12″ sterling silver coffee pot with brown leather wrapped handle, 2″ white, hand-painted J. Seignolles, Limoges ‘‘Meridien’’ porcelain coffee cups with shiny platinum garland and fine hairline on inner edge band (6); held in a 191⁄2″ x 151⁄2″ red leather hinged presentation box adorned with the State of Kuwait coat of arms mounted on an 8″ gold-tone plate print-ed ‘‘Aldiwan Alamiri’’ in English and Arabic, and a gold-tone presentation plate engraved ‘‘With compliments, of, H.H. Shaikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al- Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, To, The Hon. George W. Bush, President of the United States of America’’ on the outside lid, with the State of Kuwait coat of arms mounted on an 8″ silver-tone plate printed ‘‘Aldiwan Alamiri’’ in English and Arabic on the inside lid. Rec’d—September 5, 2006. Est. Value—$1,500. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmed Al-Jaaber Al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait.


President ....................................... Household accessory: 13″ speck-led-brown and Korean blue dragon vase, painted with a continuous five clawed dragon with scattered flaming pearl devices, and a straight wide neck with a collared rim, made by Park, Kung Sun; signed on bottom. Rec’d—September 14, 2006. Est. Value—$3,500. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Roh Moo-hyun, President of the Republic of Korea.


President ....................................... Collectable: 41⁄2″ x 2″ x 7″ handcrafted, silver-enameled (Meenakari) bald eagle perched on a rock; mounted on a 41⁄2″ oval shape dark wood base. Rec’d—September 14, 2006. Est. Value—$1,200. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of the Republic of India.



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President ....................................... Household items: Puiforcat Cen-tury Limoges porcelain es-presso set consisting of: 2″ porcelain chocolate brown cof-fee cups with silver-tone trim (2); 5″ off-white saucers with a bold chocolate brown stripe and silver-tone trim (2). Rec’d—September 19, 2006. Est. Value—$240. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Jacques Chirac, President of the French Re-public.


Household item: 14″ x 11″ ster-ling silver Christofle ‘‘Prelude’’ rectangular tray engraved with an intricate rope design on the front and ‘‘Presidence de la Republique Francaise’’ on the back. Rec’d—September 19, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

President ....................................... Desk accessory: 16″ sterling sil-ver date palm tree with hand- hammered trunk and finely cut palm leaves with three bunches of sterling silver dates, tree has oval shape base with florentine finish; held in a 19″ x 12″ glass presen-tation case with black velvet lined base. (Damaged upon ar-rival.) Rec’d—September 19, 2006. Est. Value—$2,000. Dis-position—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Jalal Talabani, President of the Transitional Government of the Republic of Iraq.


Book, hardcover (printed in Turk-ish): ‘‘Gravurlerle Kurtler: Bi Gravuran Kurd (‘‘Kurds in Engravings or Etchings’’), by Mehmet Bayrak; inscribed by donor. Rec’d—September 19, 2006. Est. Value—$70. Dis-position—Archives Foreign..

Sculpture: 9″ x 5″ metal sculp-ture of a Middle Eastern man’s face, mounted on brown leath-er, stamped with a shell bor-der; in a wood shadow box with a geometric pattern bor-der. Rec’d—September 19, 2006. Est. Value—$135. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

President ....................................... Artwork: 231⁄2″ x 171⁄2″ oil on canvas painting featuring a scene of two people in the woods walking by a cabin, held in a 33″ x 27″ speckled wood frame; signed and dated by artist. Rec’d—September 20, 2006. Est. Value—$350. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.



President ....................................... Household accessory: 69″ dark wood four paneled hinged screen with intricately carved detail and gold-tone floral inlay. Rec’d—September 21, 2006. Est. Value—$425. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.




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President ....................................... Household item: 118″ x 81″ finely woven wool Afghan rug with 5″ fringe; medallion style design in ivory, rust, navy, and bur-gundy. Rec’d—September 26, 2006. Est. Value—$4,800. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.



President ....................................... Miscellaneous: 7″ x 2″ silver hinged dome-shaped yurta em-bellished with semi-precious stones and intricate gold me-dallions, held on a 10″ x 6″ sil-ver carriage led by silver har-nessed bulls mounted on a 22″ x 17″ marble base with silver trim and feet; mounted on a 26″ x 15″ brown wood base with a 25″ x 131⁄2″ brown leather top with two buckled straps. Rec’d—September 29, 2006. Est. Value—$2,500. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.


President ....................................... Household accessory: 46″ x 30″ taupe, rose, burgundy, slate blue, gold, red, and green silk rug knotted with a nature scene and ornate floral pattern. Rec’d—October 2, 2006. Est. Value—$1,800. Disposition— Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey.


President ....................................... Artwork: 4′ x 5′ original oil on canvas ‘‘Monumental Alliance,’’ by Charles Billich, featuring a collage of famous American monuments and statues in Washington, D.C., held in a 67″ x 55″ painted gold guilt wood frame with a gold-tone presentation plate engraved ‘‘To the President of the United States of America, George W. Bush, Presented by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Cro-atia, Dr. Ivo Sanader, Painting by Charles Billich, ‘Monu-mental Alliance,’ Washington, D.C. October 17, 2006’’; signed by artist on front and in-scribed on back. Rec’d—Octo-ber 17, 2006. Est. Value— $5,800. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia.


President ....................................... Book, hardcover: ‘‘10 Years of a Vision,’’ by donor. Rec’d—Oc-tober 25, 2006. Est. Value— $50. Disposition—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Leonel Fernandez, President of the Dominican Republic.


Smoking accessories (24): Davidoff Aniversario No. 3 ci-gars with ‘‘Specially Made for President George W. Bush’’ printed on the packaging. Rec’d—October 25, 2006. Est. Value—$368. Disposition— Handled pursuant to Secret Service policy..


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Artwork: 30″ x 24″ oil on canvas painting of red and white flow-ers in a green vase; held in a 41″ x 34″ wooden frame. Rec’d—October 25, 2006. Est. Value—$650. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

President ....................................... Miscellaneous: Creative Zen Vi-sion ‘‘W’’ widescreen 60GB ‘‘Entertainment on the Move,’’ portable media player featuring a 21⁄4″ x 4″ screen. Rec’d— November 16, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of the Republic of Singapore and Mrs. Ho Ching.


President ....................................... Artwork: 22″ x 30″ portrait of President Bush made with Ru-bies and various gemstones; held in an ornate gold leaf frame with gold-tone presen-tation plate engraved, ‘‘H.E. George Walker Bush, Presi-dent of the United States of America: With the Best Com-pliments from Tran Chau Ngoc Viet Company.’’ Rec’d—No-vember 17, 2006. Est. Value— $650. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

Mr. Le Sy Vuong Ha, Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.


President ....................................... Artwork: 14″ x 18″ silk tapestry depicting Hanoi scene matted and held in a 25″ x 30″ gold frame. Rec’d—November 17, 2006. Est. Value—$350. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Nguyen Minh Triet President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Ma-dame Tran Thi Kim Chi.


President ....................................... Artwork: 15″ x 23″ scene of wheat field with grazing bulls; matted in blue velvet and held in a 23″ x 30″ cherry wood frame. Rec’d—November 19, 2006. Est. Value—$450. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

Mr. Le Hoang Quan, Chairman Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, Socialist Republic of Vietnam.


President ....................................... Clothing: Brown, green and gold collared shirt with a leaf pat-tern; held in a black box. Rec’d—November 20, 2006. Est. Value—$235. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia and Mrs. Ani Bambang Yudhoyono.


Artwork: 25″ x 34″ canvas paint-ing of Indonesian women dressed in elaborate outfits; held in a 5″ gold tone wooden frame. Rec’d—November 20, 2006. Est. Value—$550. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

President ....................................... Artwork: 18″ sculpture made from laminated sheet glass with blue notches carved in the middle. Rec’d—November 28, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia.


President ....................................... Weapon: 16″ two sided silver dagger with a gold tone case; held in a 22″ wooden box. Rec’d—December 6, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.




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President ....................................... Household item: 141⁄2″ x 9″ x 261⁄2″ hand-carved wood Asante ceremonial stool with crescent-shape seat set over a flat base and complex support structure with geometric pat-tern. Rec’d—December 13, 2006. Est. Value—$2,200. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Boni Yayi, Presi-dent of the Republic of Benin.


First Lady ...................................... Craft: 102″ x 94″ white quilt with red and blue trim, an abstract floral design in the center, and on the corners and heart shaped designs on sides made of a red, brown, beige, blue and white in floral pattern; handmade by a women’s quilt-ing collective. Rec’d—January 14, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Disposition—Archives Foreign..



Household: 61″ x 49″ navy woven wrapping cloth with teal stripes and a pink pattern em-broidered with yellow and red accents and pink fringe. Rec’d—January 14, 2006. Est. Value—$200. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Jewelry: Pendant and earring set including a 1⁄2″ orange freebranch coral cylinders pendant with intricate gold rope and filigree faceted detail and 1⁄2″ orange freebranch coral cylinder earrings with gold intricate filigree faceted detail. Rec’d—January 17, 2006. Est. Value—$350. Dis-position—Archives Foreign..



Accessories (3): 68″ x 46″ handwoven emerald green, fuchsia, indigo blue, orange and purple traditional Ghana Kente cloths with a stripe and geometric weft motif pattern. Rec’d—January 17, 2006. Est. Value—$57. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign..

Jewelry: 1″ 18kt gold pierced cross earrings. Rec’d—January 17, 2006. Est. Value—$125. Disposition—Archives Foreign.


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First Lady ...................................... Artwork: 141⁄2″ x 7″ bronze court figure with elaborately deco-rated headdress, wearing three long bead necklaces and one large link chain necklace with three stones (or pods), a sheath wrapped under arms; face marked on cheeks and forehead with elongated tri-angular shapes inside of which are rows of ‘‘cuts’’; mounted on a 51⁄2″ x 7″ wooden base with a presentation plaque en-graved ‘‘Presented by, The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria.’’ Rec’d—January 17, 2006. Est. Value—$3,450. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Olusegun Obasanjo, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.


First Lady ...................................... Book, hardcover: ‘‘Legends of the Indus,’’ by Annemarie Schimmet and Ali S. Asami. Rec’d—January 24, 2006. Est. Value—$80. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

Mrs. Rukhasana Aziz, c/o The Prime Minister of The Islamic Republic of Pakistan.


Miscellaneous (3): Lengths of as-sorted matching Hital silk: 105″ x 44″ steel blue silk with gold floral brocade; 101″ x 45″ sheer steel blue silk with gold floral brocade and 1″ trim along lengh and 10″ ornate trim along sides; and 101″ x 43″ solid steel blue silk. Rec’d—January 24, 2006. Est. Value—$224. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign..

Desk accessory: 7″ x 4″ x 11⁄2″ silver box adorned with a gold- tone Pakistani coat of arms on top; lined with green felt. Rec’d—January 24, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Accessory: 44″ x 92″ off-white cashmere shawl with hand em-broidered paisley medallion border. Rec’d—January 25, 2006. Est. Value—$620. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.


First Lady ...................................... Sculpture: Pure silver hollow male bust ‘‘The Creator;’’ opens at top of head with wagon wheels inside, mounted on a marble base; signed and dated 96 by Rafael Zamarripa. Rec’d—January 25, 2006. Est. Value—$1,500. Disposition— Archives Foreign.

The Honorable Silverio Cavazos Ceballos, The Governor of the Mexican State of Colima and Mrs. Silverio Cavazos Ceballos.


Book: Hardcover, ‘‘Rafael Zamarripa;’’ hand sewn book set into a hinged wood box, lid carved with abstract image of a face and ‘‘Zamarripa 98.’’ Rec’d—January 25, 2006. Est. Value—$250. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.


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DVD: ‘‘Nogueras Children’s Ludic Centre.’’ Rec’d—January 25, 2006. Est. Value—$15. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

Artwork (limited edition 27/50): Yellow and brown etching on paper depicting people dining, a river landscape, a clock tower printed ‘‘Armeria’’ and ‘‘Fiestas de la Guadalupana’’, dated 04 Rec’d—January 25, 2006. Est. Value—$35. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Accessory: 36″ x 36″ earth tones silk Hermes scarf ‘‘Sous Le Cedre’’ printed with a center design of a Cedar tree of Leb-anon, shepherds and sheep with an intricate border. Rec’d—January 27, 2006. Est. Value—$320. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

His Excellency Saad R. Hariri, Lebanese Member of Par-liament.


First Lady ...................................... Books, hardcover (5): ‘‘Omaggio all’ Italia,’’ and ‘‘Omaggio al Mediterraneo,’’ by Andrea Pistolesi; ‘‘Leonardo: L’Ultima Cena,’’ by Electa; ‘‘Omaggio alle Alpi,’’ by Marco Bianchi and ‘‘The Colosseum,’’ by Aba Gabucci. Rec’d—February 9, 2006. Est. Value—$463. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.



CD: ‘‘Meglio Una Canzone,’’ by Mariano Apicella. Rec’d—Feb-ruary 9, 2006. Est. Value— $15. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

Book, softcover: Quarant’anni Oscar Monadori 1995–2005. Rec’d—February 9, 2006. Est. Value—$30. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

White porcelain pitcher with gold trim and matching round tray. Rec’d—February 9, 2006. Est. Value—$1,746. Disposition— Archives Foreign.

Accessories (2): E. Marinella silk scarves; Rec’d—February 9, 2006. Est. Value—$320. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Jewelry: 1″ 18k white gold snow-flake pendant engraved ‘‘Comune di Sestriere’’ with town crest; on a black silk cord. Rec’d—February 10, 2006. Est. Value—$250. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

The Honorable Andrea Colarelli, Mayor of Pinerolo Italian Re-public.


Valenti & Company rosewood ballpoint and fountain pen set, engraved ‘‘Comune di Sestriere’’ Rec’d—February 10, 2006. Est. Value—$355. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.


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Book, hardcover: ‘‘Renato Missaglia: Rencontres a Monte-Carlo 2005,’’ by Osvaldo Patani Rec’d—Feb-ruary 10, 2006. Est. Value— $50. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

Book, hardcover: ‘‘2004 New Eu-rope’’ by Renato Missaglia Rec’d—February 10, 2006. Est. Value—$40. Disposition— Archives Foreign.

Book, softcover: ‘‘Renato Missaglia, Una Pittura Polidimensionale,’’ by Luciano Caramel. Rec’d—February 10, 2006. Est. Value—$39. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Photographs (2): 12″ x 8″ color photographs of Mrs. Laura Bush, His Excellency Silvio Berlusconi and Miss Barbara Bush on February 9, 2006 at the Villa Madama in Rome; each held in a 13″ x 9″ Bottega Dell’Argento silver frame with leaf detail at each corner. Rec’d—February 28, 2006. Est. Value—$958. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.



First Lady ...................................... Miscellaneous (2): Lengths of cloth: 104″ x 42″ lavender silk with silver brocade; and 94″ x 44″ blush colored silk. Rec’d— March 4, 2006. Est. Value— $40. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

Mrs. Sehba Musharraf, First Lady of the Islamic Republic of Paki-stan.


Accessory: 76″ x 27″ Rush Ke Kashmik tan cashmere pashmina with 4″ trim. Rec’d— March 4, 2006. Est. Value— $140. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

Jewelry: Three piece set includ-ing: Pierced earrings with oval cut sapphire encircled by round cubic zirconium and set in gold with 1⁄2″ matching ring and 19″ pendant necklace. Rec’d—March 4, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Household items (2): Place set-tings; one set of yellow with embroidered brown design and one set of brown with embroi-dered ivory and brown design, both with decorative pucca shell fringe. Sets include six 15″ x 18″ cotton placemats, six 15″ x 15″ linen napkins, one 111⁄2″ x 111⁄2″ cotton hot pad, and one 19″ x 54″ cotton table runner. Rec’d—March 6, 2006. Est. Value—$325. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Mathieu Kerekou, President Republic of Benin.



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First Lady ...................................... Household item: 10″ x 131⁄2″ hand-painted red and black wooden tray with design of as-sorted animals surrounded by 1″ floral border. Rec’d—March 14, 2006. Est. Value—$210. Disposition—Archives Foreign..

Mrs. Marta Sahagun de Fox, First Lady of the United Mexi-can States.


Jewelry: 71⁄2″ sterling silver link bracelet with clasp. Rec’d— March 14, 2006. Est. Value— $150. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Desk accessory: 5″ x 71⁄2″ Steu-ben crystal paperweight with ripple pattern design and en-graved, ‘‘UNICEF, Humani-tarian Award, Mrs. Laura Bush, March 8, 2006.’’ Rec’d—March 16, 2006. Est. Value—$850. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al Jaber Al-Sabah, The Ambassador of the State of Kuwait.


Desk accessory: 4″ x 6″ Jan Sevadjian green silk photo album with bow. Rec’d—March 16, 2006. Est. Value—$40. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Book, hardcover: ‘‘The Kite Run-ner,’’ by Khaled Hosseini; in-scribed by author. Rec’d— March 16, 2006. Est. Value— $25. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Said T. Jawad, Ambassador of Afghanistan and Mrs. Shamim Jawad.


Book, hardcover: ‘‘Afghanistan Evolving,’’ by Caroline Hudson Firestone; signed by author. Rec’d—March 16, 2006. Est. Value—$224. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

Accessory: 201⁄2″ x 70″ hand beaded raw silk shawl with gold and black design. Rec’d— March 16, 2006. Est. Value— $60. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Desk accessory: 113⁄4″ x 91⁄2″ sterling silver picture frame with gold harp logo on top Rec’d—March 17, 2006. Est. Value—$300. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

His Excellency Bertie Ahern, T.D., Prime Minister of Ireland.


First Lady ...................................... Household item: 6″ x 41⁄2″ por-celain reproduction OWR Delfts decorative wall plate with the image of a winter windmill scene with a black, blue, yellow and green paisley border stamped with the OWR Delfts logo, ‘‘Art 24–103’’ and ‘‘Westraven Anno 1661 Delfts Hanwek’’ on the reverse. Rec’d—March 20, 2006. Est. Value—$177. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

His Excellency Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Orga-nization.



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Household item: 6″ x 41⁄2″ por-celain reproduction OWR Delfts decorative wall plate with the image of a summer lake scene with a black, blue, yellow and green paisley bor-der stamped with the OWR Delfts logo, ‘‘Art 24–105’’ and ‘‘Westraven Anno 1661 Delfts Handwek’’ on the reverse. Rec’d—March 20, 2006. Est. Value—$177. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Clothing: Traditional Liberian short sleeve blue polyester shirt dress with shoulder pads, two large front pockets and 7″ slit in back. Rec’d—March 21, 2006. Est. Value—$55. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.



Craft: 85″ x 88″ hand stitched blue quilt with 3″ yellow border and traditional Liberian peace doves in corners. Flanked by Liberian seal with embroidered images of the United States and Liberia centered on quilt and inscribed below with ‘‘To: First Lady Laura Bush in Com-memoration of Your Visit to Li-beria. From: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of the Re-public of Liberia.’’ Rec’d— March 21, 2006. Est. Value— $450. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Cloths (3): 42″ x 73″ handwoven emerald green, black, purple and gold traditional Ghana Kente cloth with checkered pattern. Rec’d—April 12, 2006. Est. Value—$406. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.



Jewelry: 18″ Millefiori and Swarovski crystal beaded necklace with 1″ circular gold pendant. Rec’d—April 12, 2006. Est. Value—$70. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Household accessories: 70″ x 70″ white linen table cloth with embroidered white and yellow daisies and six 9″ x 9″ match-ing napkins. Rec’d—April 18, 2006. Est. Value—$367. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

Mrs. Hoda Siniora, c/o Office of the Prime Minister of the Re-public of Lebanon.


First Lady ...................................... Jewelry: 161⁄2″ brass, silver, and copper-tone beaded coil neck-lace with copper clasp. Rec’d—April 20, 2006. Est. Value—$50. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.




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First Lady ...................................... Household items: 102″ x 69″ drawnwork opaque silk table-cloth with embroidered tan flowers and scalloped edges; accompanied by twelve match-ing 15″ square cotton napkins. Rec’d—April 20, 2006. Est. Value—$417. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

Madame Liu Yongqing, Office of the President of the People’s Republic of China.


First Lady ...................................... Collectable: 30″ Azerbaijan cos-tumed woman dancing, poised with a tambourine and wearing a silk and lace dress decorated with beading and jewelry set with assorted colors of faux stones; encased in a 21″ x 20″ x 34″ plastic case. Rec’d— April 27, 2006. Est. Value— $350. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva, c/o Office of the President of the Repub-lic of Azerbaijan.


Household item: 8′5″ x 10′4″ Serapi wool rug with tan, peach, yellow and blue pattern. Rec’d—April 27, 2006. Est. Value—$4,000. Disposition— Archives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Household item: 8″ Meissen blue and white serving plate raised on a 31⁄2″ base; Meissen marks have been indentified as of contemporary origin. Rec’d—May 3, 2006. Est. Value—$200. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.



First Lady ...................................... Accessory: 69″ x 35″ white silk scarf with images of pink or-chids and green stems and leaves. Rec’d—June 1, 2006. Est. Value—$196. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

Mrs. Goh Chok Tong, c/o Senior Minister of the Office of The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore.


Household item: 7″ x 4″ x 3″ sil-ver and pewter embossed box embellished with flower de-signs. Rec’d—June 1, 2006. Est. Value—$171. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Accessory: 41″ x 17″ black loop alpaca capelet with cream tie. Rec’d—June 8, 2006. Est. Value—$300. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet, President of the Re-public of Chile.


Book, hardcover (in Spanish): ‘‘Donde van las cosas del sueno? (Where Do the Dreamed Things Go?),’’ by Marty Brito Paut; held in a 13″ wooden book sheath laser cut to display for artwork on book cover. Rec’d—June 8, 2006. Est. Value—$120. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.


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First Lady ...................................... Household accessory: 51⁄2″ x 7″ Augarten handpainted white porcelain ‘‘Viennese Rose’’ vase with fuchsia roses and green trim; Augarten marks and numbered 62/2h 5089 144 on bottom. Rec’d—June 20, 2006. Est. Value—$230. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Hubert Gorbach, Vice Chancellor of the Repub-lic of Austria and Mrs. Margot Gorbach.


First Lady ...................................... Book, hardcover: ‘‘Herend Por-celain: The history of a Hun-garian institution,’’ by Gabriella Balla. Rec’d—June 22, 2006. Est. Value—$60. Disposition— Archives Foreign.

Mrs. Klara Dobrev, c/o Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary.


Household item: 12-person Herend tea set hand-painted bird, floral, and insect Roth-schild Bird pattern on white porcelain with scalloped edges trimmed in gold; set includes twelve 2″ x 31⁄2″ cups and 51⁄2″ saucers, one creamer, one 51⁄2″ x 7″ tea pot and one 23⁄4″ x 41⁄2″ sugar bowl; undersides marked in blue with each Herend Handpainted Hungary number. Rec’d—June 22, 2006. Est. Value—$2,465. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

Jewelry: 1″ x 11⁄2″ Wladis silver dove whistle held on a 24″ sil-ver chain. Rec’d—June 22, 2006. Est. Value—$457. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Desk Accessory: Calligraphy set including paper, three ink sticks held in a wooden box, bottle of ink, mat, wet stone, ceramic ink pot, scroll weight, leather stick holder, 7″ x 12″ lacquer wood box and lid with carved design, an instruction booklet and softcover book. Rec’d—June 29, 2006. Est. Value—$447. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

His Excellency Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan.


Jewelry: 11⁄4″ round ‘‘Lamie’’ gold-tone and cloisonne watch pendant, held on a white and gold rope chain with a 1⁄2″ x 1″ gold-tone and enamel oval charm decorated with flowers attached with a gold clasp. Rec’d—June 29, 2006. Est. Value—$30. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Flowers: Bouquet of flowers. Rec’d—July 13, 2006. Est. Value—$70. Disposition—Han-dled pursuant to Secret Serv-ice policy.




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Jewelry: Gold-tone German Hiddensee 13⁄4″ x 2″ cross pendant held on a 18″ gold- tone chain. Rec’d—July 13, 2006. Est. Value—$62. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Household item: 6″ x 131⁄2″ hand-embroidered silk land-scape featuring mountains, trees, deer, turtles, birds, flow-ers, clouds, and the sun; signed (embroidered) by artist Kim Young Ja; matted and held in a 13″ x 20″ dark brown wooden frame. Rec’d—Sep-tember 14, 2006. Est. Value— $500. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

Mrs. Kwon Yang-suk, First Lady of the Republic of Korea.


First Lady ...................................... Artwork: 8″ x 8″ x 11″ red clay sculpture, ‘‘Musical Trio,’’ of three children from Ghana playing instruments, by Mohamed Amin. (Damaged upon arrival.) Rec’d—Sep-tember 18, 2006. Est. Value— $392. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, The President of the Republic of Ghana and Mrs. Theresa Kufuor.


First Lady ...................................... Household item: 6″ x 4″ x 41⁄2″ intricately designed, sterling sil-ver, hinged jewelry box. Rec’d—September 18, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

Mrs. Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Putina, c/o Office of the Presi-dent of the Russian Federation.


First Lady ...................................... Household items (set of 16): Or-ganza table linens, intricately hand-embroidered and beaded with faux pearls, silver-tone beads and rope, and red me-tallic coil into a floral, check-ered pattern. Set includes one 36″ x 38″ piece, one 16″ x 32″ piece, two 151⁄2″ x 151⁄2″ pieces, and twelve 9″ x 10″ pieces. Rec’d—October 2, 2006. Est. Value—$1,030. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

Mrs. Emine Erdogan, Office of the Prime Minister of the Re-public of Turkey.


First Lady ...................................... Books, hardcover (5): ‘‘Marra-kech et la Mamounia,’’ by Alan Gerard, ‘‘Arabesques: Decora-tive Art in Morocco,’’ by Jean- Marc Castera, ‘‘Moroccan Tex-tile Embroidery,’’ by Isabelle Denamur, ‘‘Made in Morocco: A Journey of Exotic Tastes and Places,’’ by Julie Le Clerc and John Bougen, ‘‘Arts and Crafts of Morocco,’’ by James Jereb. Rec’d—November 7, 2006. Est. Value—$358. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco.


First Lady ...................................... Book, hardcover: ‘‘Square One: A Potter’s Journey,’’ by Iskandar Jalil. Rec’d—Novem-ber 16, 2006. Est. Value— $129. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of the Republic of Singapore and Mrs. Ho Ching.



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Household item: 3″ x 19″ multi- colored pottery vase. Rec’d— November 16, 2006. Est. Value—$300. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Accessory: 22″ x 70″ red and black reversible silk scarf em-broidered in white with images of a house and a flower. Rec’d—November 17, 2006. Est. Value—$50. Disposition— Archives Foreign.

Mr. Le Sy Vuong Ha, Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.


Consumable: Miss Saigon per-fume. Rec’d—November 17, 2006. Est. Value—$12. Dis-position—Handled pursuant to Secret Service policy.

Jewelry: 16″ hemp necklace with a jade and gold-tone Lotus flower pendant. Rec’d—No-vember 17, 2006. Est. Value— $82. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Household item: 21⁄2″ x 71⁄2″ brown, oval-shaped lacquer box inlaid with iridescent pearl floral designs. Rec’d—Novem-ber 17, 2006. Est. Value— $1,000. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Nguyen Minh Triet, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and Ma-dame Tran Thi Kim Chi.


First Lady ...................................... Household items: Gold, blue and white tea set with 4 cups/sau-cers, 4 dessert plates, a cream and sugar set and a teapot. Rec’d—November 19, 2006. Est. Value—$550. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

Mr. Le Hoang Quan, Chairman, Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, Socialist Republic of Vietnam.


First Lady ...................................... Clothing: Silk and polyester Asian-style jacket with black and beige floral patterns; in-cludes matching scarf; in a black lacquer box. Rec’d—No-vember 20, 2006. Est. Value— $405. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

Mrs. Ani Bambang Yudhoyono, Office of the President of the Republic of Indonesia.


Accessory: Black silk scarf hand- embroidered with a gold-tone and multi-colored floral pattern Rec’d—November 20, 2006. Est. Value—$425. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

Accessories (5): Brown purse, red purse, blue/white scarf, maroon scarf, and light blue scarf. Rec’d—November 20, 2006. Est. Value—$196. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

Ds (5): ‘‘Literacy Eradication Pro-gram in Indonesia,’’ by Ministry of National Education (2), ‘‘Thematic Community Serv-ices on Illiteracy,’’ by University of Gajah Mada Students (2), ‘‘Mobil Pintar,’’ by Solidaritas IKIB. Rec’d—November 20, 2006. Est. Value—$75. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.


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First Lady ...................................... Jewelry (2): Sterling silver vermeil cuff bracelets deco-rated with ornate cut-out de-signs. Rec’d—December 7, 2006. Est. Value—$180. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva, c/o Office of the President of the Repub-lic of Azerbaijan.


Household item: Gold, red, and green sheri-silk handmade rug. Rec’d—December 7, 2006. Est. Value—$2,400. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

Jewelry: Set of silver jewelry with intricate designs and inlaid with turquois stones; includes belt, bracelet, earrings, and ring. Rec’d—December 7, 2006. Est. Value—$850. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

Books, hardcover (set of 2): ‘‘Heydar Aliyev Foundation,’’ published by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. Rec’d—December 7, 2006. Est. Value—$80. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

Accessory: Gold silk oblong scarf. Rec’d—December 7, 2006. Est. Value—$69. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

First Lady ...................................... Household item: 5″ x 7″ hand painted enamel over metal Jay Strongwater photograph frame decorated with hand-set Swarovski crystals, faux pearls, and gold-tone trim. Rec’d—December 14, 2006. Est. Value—$995. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

Mrs. Rima Al-Sabah, Embassy of the State of Kuwait.


First Family ................................... Consumables (3): Package of Bosnia mljevena kafa tea, package of sugar cubes and a package of bosanski lokum biscuits. Rec’d—January 30, 2006. Est. Value—$10. Dis-position—Handled pursuant to Secret Service policy.

Her Excellency Bisera Turkovic, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina Embassy of Bos-nia and Herzegovina.


Household item: 19″ x 121⁄2″ wood decorative tray featuring grapes and vine; finished with a glazed surface and sur-rounded by a carved floral bor-der with two handles; printed ‘‘Rukotvorine Konjig Bosna Herceovina’’ on reverse. Rec’d—January 30, 2006. Est. Value—$175. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

Silver-plated copper hammered Tea Set: Ornate plate with the image of a village and ‘‘Sara-jevo’’, tea cup with ceramic in-terior, a hammered sugar dish with ceramic interior and a 11⁄2″ lid with a star and moon finial and a tea pot. Rec’d— January 30, 2006. Est. Value— $150. Disposition—Archives Foreign.


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First Family ................................... Household item: 91⁄2″ x 91⁄2″ Rosenthal frosted purple glass square plate bearing the image of a Black Iris, Jordan’s na-tional flower, etched with the Royal cypher on the top and ‘‘The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 2005–2006’’ on the bottom. Rec’d—December 30, 2005. Processed—January 3, 2006. Est. Value—$96 Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

Their Majesties King Abdullah, II and Queen Rania al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.


Miscellaneous (4): Lucite boxes with wooden lids, inlaid mother of pearl in a square box with a lucite lid and wood border with stenciled wood base and a frosted geometric design bor-der. Rec’d—December 30, 2005. Processed—January 3, 2006. Est. Value—$200. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

Framed Artwork: Original ab-stract painting on wood of a street scene by Jordanian art-ist Hassan Jallal; signed by artist. Rec’d—December 30, 2005. Processed—January 3, 2006. Est. Value—$400 Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

First Family ................................... Desk accessory: 9″ x 11″ black leather album holding 91⁄2″ x 7″ photographs (23) docu-menting President and Mrs. Bush’s official visit to Buda-pest, Hungary on June 21–22, 2006, with title page inside album cover, embossed with the Hungarian Coat of Arms; held in matching black leather slip case. Rec’d—June 22, 2006. Est. Value—$622. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Ferenc Gyurcsany, Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary.

His Excellency Laszlo Solyom, President of the Republic of Hungary.


First Family ................................... Household items (7): Meissen porcelain handpainted Blue Onion pattern 7″ water pitcher with handle and 3″ cups (6). Rec’d—July 12, 2006. Est. Value—$686. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.



First Family ................................... Household accessory: 10″ handblown GLAS hagen HUTTE turmalin glass vase with black specks and clear edge; laser etched with artist’s name on bottom ‘‘KAUFM 99.’’ Rec’d—July 12, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

The Honorable Harald Ringstorff, Minister-President of Mecklen-burg-West Pomerania.



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First Family ................................... Artwork: 25″ x 43″ oil on canvas painting entitled (in German), ‘‘View of the Hanseatic City Stralsund,’’ featuring a land-scape view of Stralsund, Ger-many as seen from the water, by Frank Muller; held in 31″ x 48″ gold-tone baroque frame. Rec’d—July 13, 2006. Est. Value—$1,500. Disposition— Archives Foreign.



First Family ................................... Household item: 13″ off-white round ‘‘rose of Sharon Buncheong’’ pottery dish, fea-turing intricately hand-painted pale pink mugunghwas (the Korean national flower), en-graved in gold ‘‘The President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Roh Moo-hyun’’ with a male and female phoenix fac-ing each other with a rose of Sharon between on the front and ‘‘The President of the Re-public of Korea and Mrs. Roh Moo-hyun’’ on the back; signed by artist. Rec’d—September 14, 2006. Est. Value—$240. Disposition—Archives Foreign..

His Excellency Roh Moo-hyun, President of the Republic of Korea and Mrs. Kwon Yang- suk.


Household item: ‘‘The Celadon’’ tea set. Rec’d—September 14, 2006. Est. Value—$128. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

First Family ................................... Household items (12): Five 2″ x 21⁄4″ silver coffee cups and three 2″ x 4″ wooden bowls, with both the cups and bowls featuring gold-tone Arabic Cal-ligraphy symbols of Happiness, Love, Health, Well-Being and Blessings; three 31⁄4″ x 31⁄2″ metal coffee jars covered in fabric and with accompanying wooden lids and 91⁄2″ x 91⁄2″ Rosenthal frosted green glass square plate laser-etched with the Royal cypher on top and ‘‘The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 2006–2007,’’ on bot-tom, with both the jars and frosted plate bearing the image of an olive branch. Rec’d—De-cember 19, 2006. Est. Value— $499. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

Their Majesties King Abdullah, II and Queen Rania al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.


Stephen J. Hadley, Assistant to the President for National Secu-rity Affairs.

Miscellaneous: 5″ x 13⁄4″ sterling silver box with green velvet lin-ing and a 3⁄4″ x 1⁄2″ plaque of Pakistan flag on top. Rec’d— January 24, 2006. Est. Value— $500. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Government Property.




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Household item: 4′3″ x 6′6″ finely woven Turkoman cotton con-temporary carpet featuring geometric designs in burgundy, rust and black on an ivory field. Rec’d—March 1, 2006. Est. Value—$800. Disposi-tion—Pending Transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration, Government Property.



Andrew H. Card, Jr., Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff.

Household item: 33⁄4″ x 41⁄2″ en-graved sterling silver vase. Rec’d—March 2, 2006. Est. Value—$550. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Gov-ernment Property.




Artwork (2): 41⁄2″ x 51⁄2″ solid sil-ver photo frame, engraved with a floral design on borders. Rec’d—March 2, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Gov-ernment Property.



Scott McClellan, Assistant to the President and Press Secretary.

Household item: 731⁄2″ x 49″ per-sian design Pakistan woven rug with center medallion and ivory field; overall design incor-porates shades of blue, green, rust, brown, red and gold. Rec’d—March 4, 2006. Est. Value—$875. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Gov-ernment Property.



Brett Kavanaugh, Assistant to the President and Staff Secretary.

Household item: 76″ x 49″ per-sian design Pakistan woven rug with ivory background and center medallion on navy back-ground; overall design incor-porates shades of navy, peach, burgundy, light brown, and green. Rec’d—March 4, 2006. Est. Value—$875. Dis-position—Pending Transfer to General Services Administra-tion, Government Property.



Anita B. McBride, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady.

Household item: 62″ x 36″ per-sian design Pakistan woven rug with rust red background and center round medallion on rust red background; overall design incorporates shades of navy, light blue, green, pink, light brown, yellow and ivory. Rec’d—March 4, 2006. Est. Value—$600. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Gov-ernment Property.




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Rear Admiral Mark I. Fox, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director, White House Military Office.

Household item: 62″ x 38″ per-sian design Pakistan woven rug with light brown back-ground and center square me-dallion surrounded by block fig-ures; overall design incor-porates shades of navy, light blue, pink, green, white and brown. Rec’d—March 4, 2006. Est. Value—$600. Disposi-tion—Pending Transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration, Government Property.



John Meyers, Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Di-rector of Advance.

Household item: 73″ x 50″ per-sian design Pakistan woven rug with red rust background and center diamond medallion; overall design incorporates shades of navy, ivory, light brown, pink, light blue, and peach. Rec’d—March 4, 2006. Est. Value—$1,000. Disposi-tion—Pending Transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration, Government Property.



Joseph W. Hagin, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff.

Household item: 74″ x 48″ per-sian design Pakistan woven rug with dark blue background and center round medallion; overall design incorporates shades of ivory, light brown, dark blue, rust red and light blue. Rec’d—March 4, 2006. Est. Value—$1,000. Disposi-tion—Pending Transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration, Government Property.



Elisabeth Millard, Special Assist-ant to the President and Senior Director.

Household item: 63″ x 38″ per-sian design Pakistan woven rug with ivory background and center medallion; overall de-sign incorporates shades of pink, dusty mauve, light blue, green, brown, navy and peach. Rec’d—March 4, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Gov-ernment Property.



Daniel J. Bartlett, Counselor to the President.

Household item: 76″ x 49″ Per-sian design Pakistan woven rug with ivory background and center medallion on navy back-ground; overall design incor-porates shades of navy, peach, burgundy, light brown, and green. Rec’d—March 4, 2006.Est. Value— $875.Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Government Property.




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Medallion: Brass ceremonial medal with gold plate inscribed with ‘‘Presented by Field Mar-shal, HUSSEIN TANTAWI, CINC of the Armed Forces, Minister of Defense and Mili-tary Production, Egypt.’’ Rec’d—March 14, 2006. Est. Value—$50. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Gov-ernment Property.

His Excellency Field Marshall Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Minister of Defense and Mili-tary Production of the Arab Re-public of Egypt.


Household item: 173⁄4″ finely etched two piece (hurricane style) pure silver lamp. Rec’d— March 14, 2006. Est. Value— $1,000. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Government Property.


Household item: 49″ x 761⁄2″ per-sian design Pakistan rug with center medallion on a beige field; overall design incor-porates shades of green, yel-low, blue, burgundy and black. Rec’d—March 15, 2006. Est. Value—$745. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Gov-ernment Property.




Accessories (6): Variety of E. Marinella silk twill ties with geometric patterns in various colors; red with light blue and white flowers, navy with white accents, red with green and blue accents, royal blue with red and blue accents, navy blue with yellow accents, and navy with light blue accents. Rec’d—March 24, 2006. Est. Value—$990. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Gov-ernment Property.




Household item: 76″ x 49″ per-sian design Pakistan woven rug with ivory background and center oval medallion on rust red background; overall design incorporates shades of tur-quoise, pale yellow, peach, light brown, black and white. Rec’d—March 27, 2006. Est. Value—$1,000. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Gov-ernment Property.

His Excellency Pervez Musharraf President of the Islamic Re-public of Pakistan.



Desk accessories (2): William and Son sterling silver roller ball and fountain pen set. Rec’d—April 3, 2006. Est. Value—$1,250. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Gov-ernment Property.

His Highness Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain and Head of the Bahrain Defence Force.



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Desk accessory: Silver tray en-graved with Frank-Walter Steinmeier and German em-blem. Rec’d—April 3, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Disposi-tion—Pending Transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration, Government Property.

His Excellency Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany.



Collectable: Wooden miniature ornate ship steering wheel with collection certificate. Rec’d— April 24, 2006. Est. Value— $1,250. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Government Property.

His Excellency Hu Jintao, Presi-dent of the People’s Republic of China.



Household item: 66″ x 44″ fine Afghan rug with center geo-metric design on a gold field; overall design incorporates shades of pink, rose, bur-gundy, green, blue, taupe, brown and black. Rec’d—April 26, 2006. Est. Value—$1,200. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Adminis-tration, Government Property.

His Excellency Abdullah Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.


Michele L. Malvesti, Senior Direc-tor for Combating Terrorism Strategy.

Jewelry: Faconnable lady’s watch with brilliant accents and two alternate wristbands; held in a leather jewelry box. Rec’d— June 20, 2006. Est. Value— $1,950. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Government Property.

His Royal Highness Abdallah Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister and Commander of the National Guard, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.



Desk accessory: Blue Omas tri-angular fountain pen with brass accents. Rec’d—June 20, 2006. Est. Value—$495. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Adminis-tration, Government Property.

The Honorable Massimo D’ Alema, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic.



Household item: 66″ x 44″ fine Afghan rug with repeating geo-metric designs on a gold field; overall design incorporates shades of navy, red, green, peach and white. Rec’d—July 13, 2006. Est. Value—$1,200. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Adminis-tration, Government Property.

His Excellency Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Minister of Foreign Af-fairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.


Joseph W. Hagin, Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff.

Artwork: 10″ x 9″ x 3″ statue consisting of a pink granite base adorned with gold trim, a gold palm tree in the center and flanked on either side by two crystal horse heads. Rec’d—September 5, 2006. Est. Value—$1,500. Disposi-tion—Pending Transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration, Government Property.

His Royal Highness Abdallah Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister and Commander of the National Guard, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.



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Artwork: 8″ x 12″ replica of tradi-tional Phinisi ship delicately constructed with silver wire twisted in intricate patterns on the sails and body of boat. Rec’d—September 26, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Disposi-tion—Pending Transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration, Government Property.

His Excellency Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia.


Michael S. Doran, Senior Director for Near East and North African Affairs.

Accessory: Tiffany men’s watch with self-winding, mechanical movement, eighteen karat gold face, farmed black alligator strap, chronometer, hour, minute and second hands and date window; presented in a black leather box. Rec’d—Oc-tober 10, 2006. Est. Value— $4,050. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Government Property.

His Royal Highness Abdallah Bin Abd Al-Aziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister and Commander of the National Guard Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.



Household item: 36″ x 62″ finely woven Afghan rug featuring floral pattern in black, muted gold and sage green. Rec’d— October 11, 2006. Est. Value— $800. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration, Government Property.




Household item: 11″ x 4″ lapis vase with inlaid semi-precious stones. Rec’d—November 1, 2006. Est. Value—$850. Dis-position—Pending Transfer to General Services Administra-tion, Government Property.

His Excellency Zalmai Rassoul, National Security Advisor of the Islamic Republic of Afghan-istan.



Household item: 4′ x 6′ wool Af-ghan rug with diamond pattern in burnt orange, navy blue, marigold, cream and green. Rec’d—November 14, 2006. Est. Value—$1,000. Disposi-tion—Pending Transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration, Government Property.

His Excellency Abdul Rahim Wardak, Minister of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Afghan-istan.



Household item: 78″ x 60″ finely wovan wool Afghani rug with 3″ fringe; geometric style de-sign in burgundy, navy, and salmon with mint green ac-cents. Rec’d—November 28, 2006. Est. Value—$1,100. Dis-position—Pending Transfer to General Services Administra-tion, Government Property.




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AGENCY: OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT [Report of tangible gifts]

Name and title of person accepting the gift on behalf of the U.S. Government

Gift, date of acceptance on be-half of the U.S. Government, es-

timated value, and current disposition or location


Circumstances justifying

acceptance

Vice President .............................. Fur-lined cashmere Arabic coat, Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign. Gold vermeil sculpture depicting an oasis. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$2000. Disposition— Archives Foreign. Arabian truf-fles and assorted cookies and candies. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$2436. Dis-position—Handled pursuant to Secret Service policy. Silver serving pieces for above food gifts. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$909. Dis-position—Archives Foreign, Three Herfy leather-bound ap-pointment books and desk cal-endars. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$222. Dis-position—Archives Foreign. Sil-ver diorama of a desert scene. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$3500. Disposition— Archives Foreign.

His Majesty Abdallah Bin Abd al- Aziz, Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


Mrs. Cheney ................................. Mellerio & Mellor ladies’ watch. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$2500. Disposition— Archives. 18 karat white gold and diamond ring and earrings set. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$1850. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.



Vice President .............................. Silver box decorated with Paki-stani flag. Rec’d—January 24, 2006. Est. Value—$450. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

His Majestym Shaukat Aziz, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.


Vice President .............................. Silver knife and sheath. Rec’d— February 7, 2006. Est. Value— $500. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Majesty King Abdullah II bin al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.


Vice President .............................. Six E. Marinella neckties. Rec’d—March 1, 2006. Est. Value—$810. Archives Foreign.



Vice President .............................. Sterling silver coffee and tea serving set. Rec’d—March 7, 2006. Est. Value—$3000. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces & Min-ister of Defense and Military Production.


Mrs. Cheney ................................. 18 karat gold bracelet with en-graved hieroglyphic designs. Rec’d—March 7, 2006. Est. Value—$750. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces & Min-ister of Defense and Military Production.


Vice President and Mrs. Cheney Floral porcelain plate. Rec’d— April 20, 2006. Est. Value— $75. Disposition—Archives Foreign. Two books of postage stamps. Rec’d—April 20, 2006. Est. Value—$40. Disposition— Archives Foreign. Fabric and paper scroll painting. Rec’d— April 20, 2006. Est. Value— $200. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Hu Jintao, Presi-dent of the Peoples Republic of China.



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Vice President .............................. Wool carpet in the Kuba design. Rec’d—April 28, 2006. Est. Value—$6900. Disposition— Archives Foreign.



Vice President .............................. Breguet men’s watch. Rec’d— May 5, 2006. Est. Value— $25300. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Nursultan Nazarbayev President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.


Vice President and Mrs. Cheney Sterling silver, gold vermeil, and stone incense burner. Rec’d— May 5, 2006. Est. Value— $2000. Disposition—Archives Foreign.



Mrs. Cheney ................................. Brass mirror decorated with cubic zirconia. Rec’d—May 5, 2006. Est. Value—$50. Disposition— Archives Foreign. Two small stone and metal boxes with cubic zirconia insets. Rec’d— May 5, 2006. Est. Value— $500. Disposition—Archives Foreign.



Vice President .............................. Custom-made western saddle. Rec’d—May 27, 2006. Est. Value—$6500. Disposition— Archives Foreign. Italian crib linens by Martini. Rec’d—May 27, 2006. Est. Value—$1891. Disposition—Archives Foreign. Jordanian gold baby coin. Rec’d—May 27, 2006. Est. Value—$350. Disposition— Transferred to General Serv-ices Administration. Gucci baby carrier and teddy bear. Rec’d—May 27, 2006. Est. Value—$920. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign. Tiffany baby rattle. Rec’d—May 27, 2006. Est. Value—$223. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign. Small Links silver box. Rec’d—May 27, 2006. Est. Value—$140. Disposition—Archives Foreign. Two Links silver-plated baby frames. Rec’d—May 27, 2006. Est. Value—$110. Disposi-tion—Transferred to General Services Administration.



Vice President .............................. Ten silver medals commemo-rating Lithuanian towns. Rec’d—May 31, 2006. Est. Value—$300. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

His Excellency Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania.


Mrs. Cheney ................................. Sterling silver box decorated with carved amber stone. Rec’d— May 31, 2006. Est. Value— $450. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Valdas Adamkus, President of the Republic of Lithuania.


Vice President .............................. Silver filigree dish. Rec’d—June 2, 2006. Est. Value—$350. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Sali Berisha, Prime Minister of Albania.


Vice President .............................. Mallard drake bronze sculpture. Rec’d—June 29, 2006. Est. Value—$310. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

The Honourable Noel A. Kinsella, Ph.D., S.T.D., Speaker of the Canadian Senate.



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Vice President .............................. Framed copper painting of St. George. Rec’d—July 10, 2006. Est. Value—$350. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Geor-gia.


Vice President .............................. Silver palm tree sculpture in glass case. Rec’d—September 6, 2006. Est. Value—$1500. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Tariq al-Hashemi, Vice President of the Republic of Iraq.


Vice President .............................. Silver and amber letter box. Rec’d—September 20, 2006. Est. Value—$375. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.


Vice President .............................. Sterling silver box with decorative engraving. Rec’d—September 28, 2006. Est. Value—$750. Disposition—Archives Foreign.



Vice President .............................. Silver phinisi (sailboat) sculpture. Rec’d—October 4, 2006. Est. Value—$550. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

His Excellency Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia.


Vice President .............................. Red wool, cotton and silk rug of Afghan origin. Rec’d—October 19, 2006. Est. Value—$950. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Re-public of Afghanistan.


Vice President .............................. Gold vermeil ibex sculpture on marble base. Rec’d—October 31, 2006. Est. Value—$1000. Disposition—Archives Foreign.

His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Sultan, Assistant Minister of Defense and Avia-tion of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


Vice President .............................. Light brown cotton and wool rug of Afghan origin. Rec’d—No-vember 16, 2006. Est. Value— $575. Disposition—Archives Foreign. Brass and lapis lazuli vase. Rec’d—November 16, 2006. Est. Value—$275. Dis-position—Archives Foreign.

General Abdul Rahim Wardak, Minister of Defense Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.


Vice President .............................. Gold vermeil sword with dia-mond-studded hilt. Rec’d—No-vember 27, 2006. Est. Value— $5000. Disposition—Archives Foreign. 18 karat white gold ruby and diamond jewelry set (Vice President accepted on behalf of his daughter, Eliza-beth Cheney). Rec’d—Novem-ber 27, 2006. Est. Value— $55000. Disposition—Archives Foreign.



Mrs. Cheney ................................. 18 karat white gold sapphire and diamond jewelry set. Rec’d— November 27, 2006. Est. Value—$45000. Disposition— Archives Foreign.



Vice President .............................. Set of three Aurora fountain pens with 18 karat gold nibs. Rec’d—December 22, 2006. Est. Value—$1485. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Francesco Rutelli, Deputy Prime Minister of the Italian Republic.



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Vice President and Mrs. Cheney Original abstract painting by Jor-danian artist Hassan Jallal. Rec’d—January 4, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign. Four small acrylic boxes with wood and mother-of-pearl inlaid lids. Rec’d—January 4, 2006. Est. Value—$200. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign. Handpainted floral glass plate. Rec’d—Janu-ary 4, 2006. Est. Value—$75. Disposition—Archives Foreign.



Vice President and Mrs. Cheney Large blue blown glass vase. Rec’d—May 4, 2006. Est. Value—$300. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign. Hardcover cof-fee table book: Ukrainian An-tiquities. Rec’d—May 4, 2006. Est. Value—$65. Disposition— Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine.


Vice President and Mrs. Cheney Large contemporary painting by Croatian artist, Munir Vejzovic. Rec’d—May 7, 2006. Est. Value—$3500. Disposition— Archives Foreign. Hardcover coffee table book, Munir Vejzovic. Rec’d—May 7, 2006. Est. Value—$65. Disposition— Archives Foreign.

His Excellency Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia.


Vice President and Mrs. Cheney Green leather album with photo-graphs. Rec’d—May 17, 2006. Est. Value—$180. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign. Two bottles of Fawah perfume. Rec’d—May 17, 2006. Est. Value—$108. Disposition— Handled pursuant to Secret Service policy. Silver cufflinks and necklace with the Saudi crest. Rec’d—May 17, 2006. Est. Value—$125. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.

His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


Vice President and Mrs. Cheney White cotton tablecloth with cutwork embroidery. Rec’d— October 5, 2006. Est. Value— $30. Disposition—Archives Foreign. Black shantung silk fabric with machine embroi-dery, jet beads, and sequins. Rec’d—October 5, 2006. Est. Value—$200. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign. Ruby bracelet on sterling silver backing. Rec’d—October 5, 2006. Est. Value—$200. Disposition—Ar-chives Foreign.

Her Excellency Begum Sehba Musharraf, First Lady of Paki-stan.


Vice President and Mrs. Cheney Coffee set including cups, bowls, canisters, and glass tray. Rec’d—December 29, 2006. Est. Value—$375. Disposi-tion—Archives Foreign.



Vice President’s Staff David Addington, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the Vice President.

Hermes white and yellow gold watch. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$3625. Dis-position—General Services Ad-ministration.

His Majesty Abdallah Bin Abd al- Aziz, Al Saud Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.



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Vice President’s Staff Charles Durkin, Personal Aide to the Vice President.

Hermes white gold watch. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$1360. Disposition— General Services Administra-tion.



Vice President’s Staff John Han-nah, Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs.




Vice President’s Staff Lea Anne McBride, Assistant to the Vice President for Communications.




Vice President’s Staff Troy McNichols, Assistant to the Vice President and Director of Advance.




Vice President’s Staff Derrick Morgan, Assistant to the Vice President for Special Projects and Staff Secretary.

Eterna watch with stainless steel band. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$2170. Dis-position—General Services Ad-ministration.



Vice President’s Staff Samantha Ravich, Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Se-curity Affairs.

Shearling-lined Arabic wool coat. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$600. Disposition— General Services Administra-tion. Black leather artist’s port-folio. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$121. Dis-position—General Services Ad-ministration. Chanel watch with diamonds. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$3900. Dis-position—General Services Ad-ministration.



Vice President’s Staff Samantha Ravich, Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Se-curity Affairs.

Red wool and cotton rug of Af-ghan origin. Rec’d—November 16, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Disposition—General Services Administration.

General Abdul Rahim Wardak Minister of Defense Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.


AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Report of tangible gifts]

Name and title of person accept-ing the gift on behalf of the U.S.

Government



Identity of foreign donor and government Circumstances justifying acceptance

Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of State.

Large Painting of Junkanoo Band and dancers, Painted by the U.S. Ambassador’s Body Guard, Clifford Pernander. Rec’d—March 23, 2006. Est. Value—$550. Location—Offi-cial Use for the Department of State Museum.

The Right Honorable Perry G. Christie, M.P., Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Non-acceptance would have caused embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government.


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White Gold and Diamond Neck-lace, Earrings, Bracelet, and Ring. Rec’d—February 6, 2006. Est. Value—$20,000. Disposition—Transferred to General Services Administra-tion.

Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.



Black Silk Handbag by Hager Design and Silk Shawl by Hager Design. Rec’d—July 27, 2006. Est. Value—$330. Dis-position—Transferred to Gen-eral Services Administration.

His Excellency Mr. Peter John Michelson, Ambassador Ex-traordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Cambodia.



Decorative Orb on stand (Crystal Ball) hand painted with a pic-ture of The Secretary of State inside. Rec’d—July 18, 2006. Est. Value—$800. Location— Official Use for the Department of State Museum.

Chinese General Guo, Ranking Vice Chairman—Central Mili-tary Commission, China.



Book: Moscow; Photographs by Nikolan Rakhmanov and framed print: Spasskaya Tower, 19th century. Re-ceived—June 29, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Location—Offi-cial Use in Secretary Rice’s Office.

His Excellency Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.



Table Runner of Idrija Bobbin Lace. Rec’d—July 11, 2006. Est. Value—$380. Location— Official Use for the Department of State Museum.

His Excellency Janez Jansa, Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia.



Silver Bowl. Rec’d—March 6, 2006. Est. Value—$420. Loca-tion—Official Use in the Office of the Chief of Protocol.

Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi. Commander in the Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and Minister of Defense of Egypt.



Medium sized rust colored rug with tan fringe. Rec’d—April 5, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Loca-tion—Official Use in the Office of the Chief of Protocol.




Two Silk Scarves. Rec’d—Feb-ruary 23, 2006. Est. Value— $400. Location—Official Use in the Department of State Mu-seum.




Gold Pin and Hermes Scarf. Rec’d—March 23, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Location—Offi-cial Use in the Department of State Museum.

Her Excellency Dora Bakoyannis, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic.



Hermes Scarf; oversized. Rec’d—January 26, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Disposition— Transferred to General Serv-ices Administration.

His Excellency Saad Hariri, Member of Parliament, Repub-lic of Lebanon.



Personalized Silver Box. Rec’d— February 22, 2006. Est. Value—$420. Location—Offi-cial Use in the Department of State Museum.

General Omar Soliman, Director of the Egyptian General Intel-ligence Service.



Perfume and Incense in Wood Box. Rec’d—February 22, 2006. Est. Value—$550. Dis-position—Transferred to Gen-eral Services Administration.

His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.



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Gold Replica of the Maqta Bridge Fort. Rec’d—February 23, 2006. Est. Value—$650. Loca-tion—Official Use in the De-partment of State Museum.

His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates.



Gold Plated silver Pendant; ac-companied by official certifi-cate. Rec’d—April 25, 2006. Est. Value—$390. Location— Official Use in the Department of State Museum.

His Excellency Kostas Karamanlis, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic (Greece).



Book: Ludwig Van Beethoven, with rare Offenbach reprints of Beethoven’s piano sonatas. Rec’d—April 4, 2006. Est. Value—$430. Location—Offi-cial Use in Secretary Rice’s Office.




One bottle of perfume, one bottle of incense, and book: The Land of Incense. Rec’d—May 12, 2006. Est. Value—$495. Disposition—Transferred to General Services Administra-tion.

His Excellency Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Respon-sible for Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman.



Large tan/neutral rug. Rec’d— March 4, 2006. Est. Value— $500. Location—Official Use in Office of the Chief of Protocol.




Book: Twentieth Century Impres-sions of Ceylon. Rec’d—Janu-ary 5, 2006. Est. Value—$340. Location—Official Use in Office of the Chief of Protocol.

The Honorable Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of For-eign Affairs and Minister of Ports and Aviation of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.



Large framed portrait of Sec-retary Rice, and a light blue quilt with inscription. Rec’d— March 21, 2006. Est. Value— $1,400. Location—Official Use in the Department of State Mu-seum.




Large red leather jewelry type box full of dates, 8 bottles of olive oil, and six bottles of wine. Rec’d—December 21, 2006. Est. Value—$381. Dis-position—Pending transfer to General Services Administra-tion.

His Excellency Line El Abidine Ben Ali, President of the Re-public of Tunisia.



Baccarat Crystal Vase. Rec’d— May 10, 2006. Est. Value— $780. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Philippe Douste- Blazy, Minister of Foreign Af-fairs of the French Republic.



Wooden Box with red velvet lin-ing, 7 hand painted framed china discs with enamel paint-ings of Russian Churches. Rec’d—October 31, 2006. Est. Value—$525. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Sergey Ivanov Minister of Defense for the Russian Federation.



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Multi-colored orange and green print chiffon silk scarf with tur-quoise embroidery by Sanseverino Napoli, and black pebble leather draw string tote with white stitching and han-dles. Rec’d—October 23, 2006. Est. Value—$675. Dis-position—Pending transfer to General Services Administra-tion.

His Excellency Clemente Mastella, Minister of Justice of the Italian Republic.



Two crystal vases, and two crys-tal candle stick holders. Rec’d—September 12, 2006. Est. Value—$370. Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.

The Honorable Peter MacKay, P.C., M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada.



Two silk scarves, silk with metal-lic threads, one carry silk bag, one zippered clutch, one piece of green silk, and one brooch. Rec’d—November 20, 2006. Est. Value—$320. Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.

Mrs. Ani Bambang Yudhoyono, Spouse of the President of In-donesia.



18k White gold and diamond earrings, necklace, ring and bracelet. Rec’d—October 2, 2006. Est. Value—$12,000. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Adminis-tration.

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, Abdallah bin Abd al- Aziz Al Saud, King of the King-dom of Saudi Arabia.



Pottery Vase. Rec’d—November 16, 2006. Est. Value—$385. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Adminis-tration.

His Excellency Pham Gia Khiem, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Viet-nam.



Afghan Rug. Rec’d—October 16, 2006. Est. Value—$800. Dis-position—Pending transfer to General Services Administra-tion.




Yellow plaque—water lilies and leaves, with presentation name. Rec’d—November 19, 2006. Est. Value—$450. Dis-position—Pending transfer to General Services Administra-tion.

Mr. Le Hoang Quan, Chairman, Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee.



Two beaded lamp shades, two beaded/embroidered photo frames, two beaded/embroi-dered pillow cases, sterling jewelry set with earrings, ring, necklace—semi-precious stones, raw silk. Received— October 11, 2006. Est. Value— $550. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

Mrs. Begum Sehba Musharraf, Wife of the President of Paki-stan.



Rug: earth tones in burgundy bag. Rec’d—August 15, 2006. Est. Value—$1,100. Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.




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Technical Sergeant Heaton, Project and Contracting Office, Management Office Baghdad.

21K Gold bracelets with gems, 21 inch, 21 inch, 21K gold necklace, Mans gold ring, and 5 gold coins. Rec’d—August 2004. Reported—December 26, 2006. Est. Value—$2,675. Disposition—Transferred to General Services Administra-tion.

Employees of Rabban Al-Safina, Baghdad, Iraq.


Philip D. Zelikow, Counselor of the Department of State.

3 x 5 ft Persian Rug/Wall hang-ing. Main colors: blue, pink, and yellow. Rec’d—October 10, 2006. Est. Value—$1,500. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Adminis-tration.

His Excellency Jalal Talabani, President of the Republic of Iraq.


Ambassador James Jeffries, Dep-uty Chief of Mission, Baghdad, Iraq.

22K gold and gems (pearls and precious gems) jewelry suite that includes necklace, brace-let, earrings and ring. Rec’d— December 26, 2006. Est. Value—$1,800. Disposition— Transferred to General Serv-ices Administration.

Government Official of Baghdad, Iraq; Unknown.


Elizabeth Cheney, Principal Dep-uty Assistant Secretary, Near Eastern Affairs.

Set of tear drop topaz gemstone earrings by H. Stern. Rec’d— February 27, 2006. Est. Value—$350. Disposition— Transferred to General Serv-ices Administration.

Amal Mudallali, Advisor, Govern-ment of Lebanon.


Elizabeth Cheney, Principal Dep-uty Assistant Secretary, Near Eastern Affairs.

Two Hermes silk scarves; ($450 each). Rec’d—January 24, 2006. Est. Value—$900. Dis-position—Transferred to Gen-eral Services Administration.

Saad Hariri, Member of Par-liament of the Republic of Leb-anon.


Robert B. Zoellick, Deputy Sec-retary of State.

Agate horse with monkey on its back. Rec’d—January 2005. Reported—May 26, 2006. Est. Value—$550. Disposition— Transferred to General Serv-ices Administration.

Xi Jinping, Secretary of the CPC (Communist Party of China) Zhejiang Provincial Committee.


Elizabeth Dibble, Deputy Assist-ant Secretary.

Ladies Cartier silver and gold watch. Rec’d—March 7, 2006. Est. Value—$2,100. Disposi-tion—Transferred to General Services Administration.

Saad Hariri, Member of the Leb-anese Parliament.


Ryan C. Crocker, Ambassador to Iraq, on behalf of U.S. Embassy Baghdad Official (Unknown).

Set of six 21K gold bracelets with rope design. Rec’d—2005 or Before. Reported—May 26, 2006. Est. Value—$1,578. Dis-position—Transferred to Gen-eral Services Administration.




Jewelry Set: 21K gold and cubic zirconium, necklace, bracelet, earrings, and ring in wooden box—ribbon design. Rec’d— 2005 or Before. Reported— May 26, 2006. Est. Value— $1,020. Disposition—Trans-ferred to General Services Ad-ministration.




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Candino Swiss Watch—sapphire, gold band and gold face, in blue jewelry box. Rec’d—2005 or Before. Reported—May 26, 2006. Est. Value—$1,850. Dis-position—Transferred to Gen-eral Services Administration.



Christopher J. Amyes, Resident Agent-in-charge, Phoenix Resi-dent Office.

Two Men’s Watches: 1—Men’s Pippo moon watch encrusted with diamonds ($3,700) and 2—Men’s Rolex Explorer— stainless steel ($3,300). Rec’d—September 21, 2006. Est. Value—$7,000. Disposi-tion—Transferred to General Services Administration.

Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad Al- Thani, Heir Apparent, Royal family of Qatar.


Gamal Halal, Interpreter, United States Consult Jeddah.

Tiffany & Co. sterling silver watch. Rec’d—October 2, 2006. Est. Value—$1,400. Dis-position—Transferred to Gen-eral Services Administration.



Kathleen T. Kerr, Political Officer, GSO (General Services Officer).

Gio Monaco Watch. Rec’d— March 10, 2006. Est. Value— $22,000. Disposition—Trans-ferred to General Services Ad-ministration.



Sean McCormack, Assistant Sec-retary for Public Affairs and Spokesman.

Tiffany & Co. sterling silver watch. Rec’d—October 2, 2006. Est. Value—$1,400. Dis-position—Transferred to Gen-eral Services Administration.



David Welch, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs.

Tiffany & Co. Watch, 18k gold with black alligator band. Rec’d—October 2, 2006. Est. Value—$3,200. Disposition— Transferred to General Serv-ices Administration.



Michael Gfoeller, Deputy Chief of Mission, Saudi Arabia.

Bedat & Co. No. 8 Watch inside silver box with inscription. Rec’d—December 19, 2005. Reported—January 1, 2007. Est. Value—$525. Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.



Mrs. Elinor LeBaron, Wife of the Ambassador to Mauritania.

Necklace and Earring Set. Rec’d—August 10, 2006. Est. Value—$335. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

Madame Marieme Fall Mint Koyeimel, Director General of Sapad, Mauritania.


Chase Untermeyer, US Ambas-sador to Qatar.

Epos Automatic Watch. Rec’d— May 14, 2005. Reported—May 31, 2007. Est. Value—$989. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Adminis-tration.

Major General Hamad Al-Attiyah, Chief of Staff, Qatari Armed Forces.


Chase Untermeyer, US Ambas-sador to Qatar.

Paco Rabanne Gift Set including Watch, Wallet, Cufflinks, and a pen. Rec’d—2005. Reported— May 31, 2007. Est. Value— $385. Location—Official Use; On Permanent Display in the U.S. Consulate General Frank-furt Office Building.

Major General Hamad Al-Attiyah, Chief of Staff, Qatari Armed Forces.



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Diana Untermeyer, Spouse of Ambassador Chase Untermeyer.

Hermes leather horse saddle. Rec’d—October 21, 2005. Re-ported—2007. Est. Value— $4,300. Disposition—Trans-ferred to General Services Ad-ministration.

His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar.


Elly Untermeyer, Daughter of Am-bassador Chase Untermeyer.

Hermes leather horse saddle. Rec’d—October 21, 2005. Re-ported—2007. Est. Value— $4,300. Disposition—Trans-ferred to General Services Ad-ministration.

His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar.


Eric James Donelan, Special Agent, DS/FLD/NYFO/PL.

Clerc Stainless Steel Silver Scuba Watch with Blue Face, Fluorescent dials, and sapphire crystal glass. Rec’d—Sep-tember 21, 2006. Est. Value— $1,200. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Nassir Abdulaziz, Ambassador to the United Na-tions of the Country of Qatar.


James C. Oberwetter, US Ambas-sador to Saudi Arabia.

Gio Monoco Watch. Rec’d—June 27, 2006. Est. Value—$1,200. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Adminis-tration.



James C. Oberwetter, US Ambas-sador to Saudi Arabia.

Tiffany & Co. Men’s Sterling Sil-ver Watch. Rec’d—October 3, 2006. Est. Value—$3,800. Dis-position—Pending transfer to General Services Administra-tion.



James Oberwetter, U.S. Ambas-sador to Saudi Arabia.

Vittorio Vercelli watch, wallet and key chain set. Rec’d—2004. Reported—2006. Est. Value— $450. Disposition—Transferred to General Services Adminis-tration.

Government Official, Saudi Ara-bia, Unknown.


James Oberwetter, U.S. Ambas-sador to Saudi Arabia.

S.J. Dupon pen and lighter set. Rec’d—February 12, 2004. Re-ported—2006. Est. Value— $750. Disposition—Transferred to General Services Adminis-tration.

His Royal Highness Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


Mrs. Anita Oberwetter, Wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Ara-bia.

Perfume Set in White case with red velvet lining ($92); 18K Gold Earrings ($76); 21K gold jewelry set; ring, necklace, earrings ($232). Rec’d—No-vember, 2006. Est. Value— $400. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

The half sister of Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, Custo-dian of the Two Holy Mosques, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


Ambassador Donald Burnham Ensenat, U.S. Chief of Protocol.

Bank of Kuwait Gold Coin. Rec’d—September 12, 2003. Reported—2006. Est. Value— $1,020. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

His Highness Shaykh Saad al- Abdullah al-Salim Al Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait.



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Ambassador Donald Burnham Ensenat; U.S. Chief of Protocol.

Brown Leather basket weave Western Saddle with separate Western small brass plaque, leather bridle, and orange and blue plaid horse blanket. Rec’d—April 2006. Est. Value—$1,000. Disposition— Returned to Donor; Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Paki-stan.

His Excellency Shaukat Aziz; Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.


Ambassador Donald Ensenat, Chief of Protocol.

Set of 6 gold coins from the Cen-tral Bank of Kuwait. Rec’d— July 7, 2005. Reported—2006. Est. Value—$500. Disposi-tion—Transferred to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Saba, Prime Min-ister of the State of Kuwait.


Mrs. Elaine Neumann, Wife of the U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain.

Jewelry Set: yellow and white gold necklace, earrings and ring. Rec’d—June 2004. Re-ported—February 2007. Est. Value—$1,960. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

Sheika Sabika Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of the King of Bahrain.


Jo Ellen Powell, Consul General, Germany.

Framed Print by local German Artist Gerd Kehrer. Rec’d—Oc-tober 19, 2006. Est. Value— $1,035. Location—Retained for Official Use at U.S. Consulate General Residence in Frank-furt, Germany.

Werner Sigmund, Chief Execu-tive Officer, International Bund; Germany.


Abigail Friedman, Consul General Quebec City.

Inuit Carving. Rec’d—December 20, 2006. Est. Value—$800. Location—Retained for Official Use at U.S. Consulate General Residence in Quebec City, Canada.

Karen Fingas, Director, Commu-nity and Economic Develop-ment, Government of Nunavut.


James Pardew, U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria, on behalf of the Embassy, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Icon: Glass and Ceramic Mosaic by Starvi Kalinov. Rec’d—De-cember 14, 2004. Reported— 2006. Est. Value—$450. Loca-tion—Official Use; Office of the Chief of Protocol.

His Excellency Nikolay Svinarov, Minister of Defense of the Re-public of Bulgaria.


John Ordway, U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan.

Crystal Bottle of Baiterek Co-gnac-Bottle in replica of Astana Tower—all inside wooden case. Rec’d—July 27, 2006. Est. Value—$450. Location— Official Use; On display in atri-um at Embassy in Kazakhstan.

His Excellency Akhetzhan Yesimov, Minister of Agri-culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan.


John Ordway, U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan.

Chinese Coins—Collector An-tique coins. Rec’d—February 21, 2006. Est. Value—$350. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Adminis-tration.

His Excellency Zhang Ziyun, Chi-nese Ambassador to Kazakhstan.


Todd Burkes, Assistant to RSD (Refugee Status Determina-tion), Sofia.

Watch, men’s Candino, gold Swiss-made-Taurus sapphire model. Rec’d—May 2, 2006. Est. Value—$323. Disposi-tion—Transferred to General Services Administration.

RSD Staff (Refugee Status De-termination), Republic of Bul-garia.


Richard A. Boucher, Consul Gen-eral, on behalf of the American Consulate in Hong Kong; Un-known.

Gold and diamond tie pin. Rec’d—Prior July 2002. Re-ported—April 2006. Est. Value—$325. Disposition— Transferred to General Serv-ices Administration.

Government Official, Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China; Unknown.



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Richard A. Boucher, Consul Gen-eral, on behalf of the American Consulate in Hong Kong; Un-known.

Blue Hermes Scarf. Rec’d—Prior July 2002. Reported—April 2006. Est. Value—$320. Dis-position—Transferred to Gen-eral Services Administration.



Richard A. Boucher, Consul Gen-eral of the American Consulate in Hong Kong.

Baccarat Crystal Piece for 1997 turnover of Hong Kong to China. Rec’d—Prior July 2002. Reported—April 2006. Est. Value—$900. Disposition— Transferred to General Serv-ices Administration.



Richard A. Boucher, Consul Gen-eral of the American Consulate in Hong Kong.

Mount Blanc Pen with Name en-graved. Rec’d—Prior July 2002. Reported—April 2006. Est. Value—$305. Disposi-tion—Transferred to General Services Administration.


Non-acceptance would have caused embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government

George H. Atkinson, Science and Technology Adviser to the Sec-retary.

Craft: Framed Picture. Rec’d— September 15, 2006. Est. Value—$900. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

STS Forum (Solutions to Satis-faction—Logistics Forum), Hong Kong, the People’s Re-public of China.


Gary Grappo, United States Am-bassador to the Sultanate of Oman, on behalf of the U.S. Embassy in Muscat.

Amber Glass Horse Head. Rec’d—May 2006. Est. Value—$2,361. Location—Offi-cial Use, DMR, Embassy Muscat.

Sheikh Saud Bahwan, Tribal Sheikh, Sultanate of Oman.


John Campbell, United States Ambassador to Nigeria.

Book: ‘‘Flora de la Real Expedicion Botanica del Nuevo Reino de Grananda’’ by Jose Celestino. Rec’d—December, 2005. Reported—2007. Est. Value—$660. Disposition— Transferred to General Serv-ices Administration.

Alfonso Manuel Portabales Vazquez, Ambassador, Em-bassy of Spain to Nigeria.


Clark T. Randt, Jr., United States Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, on behalf of the U.S. Embassy Beijing.

Crystal Obelisk on a wooden stand that is a replica of an an-tique Chinese decoration. Rec’d—July 13, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Location—Re-tained for Official Use, in dis-play at Ambassador’s Resi-dence.

Government Official from the Chinese Ministry of Defense; the People’s Republic of China, Unknown.


Clark T. Randt, Jr., United States Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, on behalf of the U.S. Embassy Beijing.

Theo Fennel Sterling Silver Plate 33⁄4″ in diameter. Rec’d—De-cember 5, 2006. Est. Value— $320. Location—Retained for Official Use, in display at Am-bassador’s Residence.

Her Royal Highness Sarah Fer-guson, Duchess of York.


Meghan O’Sullivan, Special As-sistant to the President and Senior Director.

Silver ewer; 131⁄4″, silver punch and repousse decorated with figural motifs and scrolls, bird head, spout, 20th Century, 34 oz. Rec’d—2004 Reported— 2006. Est. Value—$400. Dis-position—Pending transfer to General Services Administra-tion.

His Excellency Adil Mahdi, Dep-uty Government Council Mem-ber/Deputy President of the Republic of Iraq.



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22K gold and diamond suite of jewelry, Kurdish, including: necklace ($1,250), bracelet ($650), earrings ($375), and ring ($250). Rec’d—2004. Re-ported—2006. Est. Value— $2,525. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Mazud Barzam Governing Council Member of the Republic of Iraq.



Unframed Painting; oil on canvas laid down on masonite of two men dyeing fabric, by Baran Serwan (born 1968), Iraq, dated 2003, size 193⁄4″ x 275⁄8″. Rec’d—December 2003. Reported—2006. Est. Value—$300. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Ahmed Chalabi, Governing Council Member of the Republic of Iraq.



Large wool rug, 6′ 4″ x 3′ 8″, red field with three lozenge medal-lions, blue astragals, four bor-ders with ivory main, Kurdish, late 20th century. Rec’d— 2004. Reported—2006. Est. Value—$350. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

John Sawers, British Senior Rep-resentative to Coalition Provi-sional Authority of the United Kingdom.



Rug with turquoise weave: 6′ 5″ x 4′, flat weave, ivory field with six latch hook medallions and overall polychrome bird and quadruped motifs, three bor-ders with salmon main, Soumak, late 20th century. Rec’d—2004. Reported—2006. Est. Value—$600. Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.

His Excellency Rowsch Shaways, Deputy Governing Council Member, Deputy Presi-dent of the Republic of Iraq.


Leo Bournes, Information Man-agement Officer, on behalf of the U.S. Embassy Riyadh.

Gold watch. Rec’d—2004 or Be-fore. Reported—2006. Est. Value—$450. Disposition— Transferred to General Serv-ices Administration.

Government Official on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Unknown.


Robert Jordan, former United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

Large brown briefcase by Pierre Cardin. Rec’d—November 2001. Reported—2006. Est. Value—$650. Disposition— Transferred to General Serv-ices Administration.

Riyadh, Chamber of Commerce of the Kingdom of Saudi Ara-bia.



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Ralph Frank, United States Am-bassador to Croatia.

Seven pen and ink hand draw-ings: 1. Zlatko pen and ink drawing ‘‘Portrait of a Man and His Alter Ego’’; 2. Tinted pen and ink drawing ‘‘Forrest’’ by Ivan Lackovic Croata; 3. Agua- tinta ‘‘Church of St. Mark in Zagreb’’ by Hamo Cavrk; 4. Agua-tinit ‘‘Zagreb Panorama’’ by Hamo Cavrk; 5. Pen and ink drawing ‘‘Tradition’’ by Vasilije Josip Jordan; 6. Pen and ink drawing ‘‘Couple in Ec-stasy’’ by Dubravka Babic; 7. Pen and ink drawing ‘‘Portrait in Ecstasy’’ by Dubravka Babic. Rec’d—January 12, 2005. Reported—2007. Est. Value—$407. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Bozo Biskupic, Minister of Culture of the Re-public of Croatia.


Ambassador Victoria Nuland, United States North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Computer: Fujitsu/Siemens Amilo Pro Model V3205 Notebook. Rec’d—December 13, 2006. Est. Value—$950. Location— Retained for Official Use at the office of Ambassador Nuland for the United States North At-lantic Treaty Organization.

Conference on North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Gulf Countries, from Government of Kuwait.


Lauren Moriarty, U.S. Senior Offi-cial for APEC, (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation).

Ladies 18K gold and APEC Se-curity Lapel Pin. Rec’d—Octo-ber 20, 2003 Reported—Sep-tember 2007. Est. Value— $485. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.



M. Hanscomb Smith, Political Counselor, Embassy Kabul.

Silk Mowri Afghan Carpet, 2 me-ters x 3 meters. Rec’d—July 16, 2005 Reported—August 2005. Est. Value—$450. Loca-tion—Official Use in Office Building at Kabul Embassy.

Ibrahim Spinzada, Deputy NSA and Engineer, Government of Afghanistan.


John Negroponte, U.S. Ambas-sador of Iraq.

Silk Rug. Rec’d—March 2005 Reported—2005. Est. Value— $1,000. Location—Official Use at Embassy Baghdad in Exec-utive Offices.

His Excellency Ayed Allawi, Prime Minister of Iraq.


Susan Unruh, Vice Consul Gen-eral, U.S. Embassy Riyadh.

Women’s Swiss Watch, ‘‘Faconnable’’ collection with 39 diamonds. Rec’d—June 2006. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.

His Royal Highness Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.



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AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY [Report of tangible gifts]


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Henry M. Paulson, Jr. Secretary of Treasury.

Songyuan crafted white jade ab-acus. Rec’d—September 20, 2006. Est. Value—$359. Loca-tion—Treasury retained for Of-ficial Use on October 12, 2006.

Wu Yi Vice Premier of the State Council Govt. of People’s Re-public of China.


Robert M. Kimmitt Deputy Sec-retary.

Louis Cardini Leather Executive Business Case. Rec’d—No-vember 18, 2006. Est. Value— $450. Location—Treasury re-tained for Official Use on No-vember 28, 2006.

Government of Australia ............. Non-acceptance would have caused embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government.

AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE [Report of tangible gifts]


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The Honorable Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense.

Rug. Rec’d—December 29, 2006. Est. Value—$5,600. Dis-position—Pending transfer to General Services Administra-tion.



The Honorable Donald H. Rums-feld, Secretary of Defense.

Abstract painting in Plum & White, Decorative Plate by Rosenthal, Set of 4 Decorative Boxes, Wood Gift Box. Rec’d—January 4, 2006. Est. Value—$385. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

Their Majesties King Abdullah ll bin Al Hussein and Queen Rania, of the Hashemite King-dom of Jordan.



Small Silver Tree, Country Plaque, Book-Image in Stone Tunisia Mosaic, Olive Oil. Rec’d—February 14, 2006. Est. Value—$345. Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.

His Excellency, Abdelwaheb Abdallah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tuni-sia.



Saber, Case of Wine, 10 Boxes of Dates, Rug 11″ 8′ x 8″ 4′. Rec’d—February 14, 2006. Est. Value—$2,822. Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.

His Excellency, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria.



Book on Horses, Gold Stirrup, Saddle and accessories, Plaque, Cuff links/Accessory kit. Rec’d—February 14, 2006. Est. Value—$1,330. Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.

His Majesty, Mohamed VI, King of Morocco.



Silver Bowl, Book—Marrakesh The Secret of its Courtyard. Rec’d—February 14, 2006. Est. Value—$305. Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.

His Excellency, Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of Morocco.



Gold Bracelet. Rec’d—March 7, 2006. Est. Value—$775. Dis-position—Pending transfer to General Services Administra-tion.

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi and Mrs. Wagida Rasem Tantawi, Minister of Defense of the Arab Republic of Egypt.



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AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—Continued [Report of tangible gifts]


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Wood Chess Set, Assorted Treats in a Wood Box. Rec’d— April 26, 2006. Est. Value— $425. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency, Jalal Talabani, President of the Republic of Iraq.



Polished Cotton Rug. Rec’d— May 15, 2006. Est. Value— $650. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.



Vase, Silk Fabric, Framed Art-work. Rec’d—June 8, 2006. Est. Value—$1,415. Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.

General Pham Van TRA, Minister of National Defense of the So-cialist Republic of Vietnam.



Rug, Afghan Robe, Turban. Rec’d—July 14, 2006. Est. Value—$1,370. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

Governor Dilbar Jan Arnan, Jabol Province, of the Islamic Re-public of Afghanistan.



Rug. Rec’d—July 14, 2006. Est. Value—$1,400. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency, Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Re-public of Afghanistan.



Framed Artwork. Rec’d—July 14, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Dis-position—Pending transfer to General Services Administra-tion.

His Excellency, Emomali Rahmonov, President of the Republic of Tajikistan.



Framed World Map. Rec’d—Oc-tober 23, 2006. Est. Value— $350. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency, Jose Antonio Alonso, Minister of Defense of Spain.



Scarf and Earrings, Gold and Wood Country Plaque, Silver and Wood Country Plaque, Marina Book with two CD’s. Rec’d—October 30, 2006. Est. Value—$479. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

Admiral Marco Antonio Peyrot, Secretary of the Navy of Mex-ico.



Silver Vase, Silver Dish, Silver Plate. Rec’d—October 30, 2006. Est. Value—$490. Dis-position—Pending transfer to General Services Administra-tion.

His Excellency, Vecdi Gonul, Minister of Defense of the Re-public of Turkey.



Blue Vase, Country Plaque, Rug. Rec’d—November 21, 2006. Est. Value—$490. Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.

His Excellency, Abdul Rahim Wardak, Minister of National Defense of the Islamic Repub-lic of Afghanistan.



Blue and White Dish Set. Rec’d—November 20, 2006. Est. Value—$525. Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.

General Gerardo Clemente Ri-cardo Vega Garcia, Secretary of National Defense of Mexico.


The Honorable Gordon England, Deputy Secretary of Defense.

Cologne Set, Book—The Land of Incense. Rec’d—May 16, 2006. Est. Value—$605. Dis-position—Pending transfer to General Services Administra-tion.

His Excellency, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Respon-sible for Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman.



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AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—Continued [Report of tangible gifts]


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Admiral Edmund Giambastiani, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Gold Scarab Bracelet. Rec’d— March 8, 2006. Est. Value— $400. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

Mrs. Waigida Tanawi, Spouse of the Minister of Defense of the Arab Republic of Egypt.


The Honorable Eric S. Edelman, Under Secretary of Defense (Policy).

Gold Arabian Oryx. Rec’d—No-vember 2006. Est. Value— $365. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Assistant MOD and Aviation for Military Affairs, Ministry of Defense and Avia-tion.


The Honorable Kenneth J. Krieg, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Lo-gistics.

Lion—Glass with gold inlay. Rec’d—April 20, 2006. Est. Value—$385. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

Lieutenant General Gianni Botondi, Secretary General of Defense and National Arma-ments Director, Rome, Italy.


The Honorable Kenneth J. Krieg, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Lo-gistics.

Vase/urn with a separate wood base. Rec’d—July 31, 2006. Est. Value—$440. Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.

VADM Wu, Wei-Rong, Director General, Armaments Bureau, Taiwan.


The Honorable Paul McHale, As-sistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense.

Onyx chess set on onyx board, Miniature saber and sheath, housed in a wood and glass display case, Book and CD gift set: ‘‘Rostros de la Marina’’, ‘‘Armada de Mexico’’ and Set of six CD’s from the Mexican Naval Orchestra. Rec’d—No-vember 20, 2006. Est. Value— $375. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

Admiral Marco Antonio Peyrot Gonzalez, Secretary of the Navy of Mexico.


The Honorable Peter W. Rodman, Secretary of Defense Inter-national Security Affairs.

Dagger in a Green Leather Case. Rec’d—February 12, 2006. Est. Value—$450. Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.

Abdelaxi Bouteflika, President of The People’s Democratic Re-public of Algeria.



Beige Carpet, L 951⁄2 x W 76 x 45′. Rec’d—May 16, 2006. Est. Value—$900. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

Defense Minister Heidi M’Henni .. Non-acceptance would cause em-barrassment to donor and U.S. Government.


Beige Carpet 29 x 44 Portrait of Five Arabians on horses. Rec’d—May 18, 2006. Est. Value—$650. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

Minister Del for National Abderrahmane Sbai.



Large Gold Vase with Stand. Rec’d—May 24, 2006. Est. Value—$560. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.

Chief of General Staff, Taiwan ... Non-acceptance would cause em-barrassment to donor and U.S. Government.


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AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [Report of tangible gifts]


Government.

Gift, date of acceptance on be-half of the U.S. Government, es-timated value, and current dis-

position or location

Identity of foreign donor and gov-ernment Circumstances justifying acceptance

Mr. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States.

Cartier watch with warranty and case. Rec’d—September 2006. Est. Value—$1,000—$1,500. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Adminis-tration.

His Excellency Dr. Ali Bin Fetais Al-Marri, Attorney General of the State of Qatar.


Ms. Alice Fisher, Assistant Attor-ney General—Criminal Division of the United States.

Cartier watch with warranty and case. Rec’d—November 2006. Est. Value—$1,000—$1,500. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Adminis-tration.



Mr. Bruce Swartz, Deputy Assist-ant Attorney General—Criminal Division of the United States.

Cartier watch with warranty and case. Rec’d—December 2006. Est. Value—$1,000—$1,500. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Adminis-tration.



Mr. David Qarner, Office of Inter-national Affairs—Criminal Divi-sion of the United States.




Mr. Mark Richard, Office of Inter-national Affairs—Criminal Divi-sion of the United States.




AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE [Report of tangible gifts]


Government




Dr. J. B. Penn, former U.S. De-partment of Agriculture Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service, Note: Dr. Penn is now working for the John Deere Corporation.

A man’s robe; A three quarter length decorative form of attire and a hat to match; probably worn to ceremonial events in Kazakhstan. It is made of green velvet and it heavily decorated with gilt. Rec’d— July 24, 2006. Est. Value— $750. Disposition—Pending transfer to the General Serv-ices Administration Property Management Division.

The Honorable, Akhmetzhan Yessimov, Minister of Agri-culture for the Republic of Kazakhstan.


A. Ellen Terpstra, Deputy Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service.

Native Vest: A full length lined women’s vest (without sleeves). It is a decorative form of attire in Kazakhstan; the vest is made of velvet with a gilt motif. Rec’d—July 24, 2006. Est. Value—$600. Dis-position—Pending transfer to the General Services Adminis-tration Property Management Division.

The Honorable, Akhmetzhan Yessimov, Minister of Agri-culture for the Republic of Kazakhstan.



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AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [Report of tangible gifts]


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Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of Commerce.

Rug: A hand knotted Azerbaijan style rug, central diamond red design and decorated red and blue borders with fringe on the ends, 76″ x 49″. Rec’d—April 28, 2006. Est. Value—$450. Location—Official Use, Re-tained on display in Secretary Gutierrez’s office.



AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [Report of tangible gifts]


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Samuel W. Bodman Secretary of Energy.

Handmade gold vase from the Osmanti collection. Rec’d— February 9, 2006. Est. Value— $650. Disposition—currently held in Department of Energy gift vault for final appraisal pa-perwork, pending transfer to General Services Administra-tion.

His Excellency Hilmi Guler, Min-ister of Turkish Energy & Nat-ural Resources of the Republic of Turkey.


Samuel W. Bodman Secretary of Energy.

Locally made rug. Rec’d—April 28, 2006. Est. Value—$350. Disposition—currently held in Department of Energy gift vault for final appraisal paperwork, pending transfer to General Services Administration.



AGENCY: OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE [Report of tangible gifts]


Government




5 U.S.C. 7342(f)(4), as amended Rug—34″ x 461⁄2″, silk on silk, blue and polychrome medallion on red field with polychrome scrolling, blue astragals, four borders with rust main, Iran, 21st century. Rec’d—Decem-ber 18, 2006. Est. Value— $1,350. Location—Approved for Official Display.

5 U.S.C. 7342(f)(4), as amended Non-acceptance would have caused embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government.

5 U.S.C. 7342(f)(4) ....................... 1. Chess Set—Chessmen, each side of different color, board of various inlaid and carved woods, 211⁄8″ x 21″, exterior and interior of board inlaid, Iraq, 21st century. 2. Rug—38″ x 58″, silk on silk, central radi-ating polychrome design, four borders with multiple mihrabs main, Iran, 21st century. Rec’d—May 20, 2006. Est. Value—$2,050. Location—Ap-proved for Official Display.

5 U.S.C. 7342(f)(4) ...................... Non-acceptance would have caused embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government.


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5 U.S.C. 7342(f)(4) ....................... 1. Chess Set—Chessmen, each side of different color, board of various inlaid and carved woods, 211⁄8″ x 21″, exterior and interior of board inlaid, Iraq, 21st century. 2. Rug—40″ x 58″, silk on silk, pink medal-lion on a navy blue field with allover floral scrolling, pink astragals, eight borders with dark blue main, Iran, probably Kirman, excellent knot count, 21st century Rec’d—May 20, 2006. Est. Value—$2,100. Lo-cation—Approved for Official Display.


5 U.S.C. 7342(f)(4) ....................... Jewelry box—77⁄8″ L, silver, chased decoration to lid, velvet lined, Egypt, 21st century, fitted case. Rec’d—February 6, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Loca-tion—Approved for Official Dis-play.


5 U.S.C. 7342(f)(4) ....................... 1. Coin—gold proof, 1000 lei, Romania 1998, 1ozT, boxed, 2. Medallion, brass tone metal and enamel, Romanian, 21st century. Rec’d—October 30, 2006. Est. Value—$790. Loca-tion—Approved for Official Dis-play.


5 U.S.C. 7342(f)(4) ....................... 1. Dagger (jambiya), 12 inches long, typical curved steel blade and conforming silver hilt and scabbard, reproduction, 20th/ 21st century, sterling silver w/ fretwork in blue velvet presen-tation case, 2. Cloth—multicol-ored with fringe. Rec’d—No-vember 10, 2005. Reported— 2006. Est. Value—$500. Loca-tion—Approved for Official Dis-play.

5 U.S.C. 7342(f)(4) ...................... Non-acceptance would have caused embarrassment to the donor and U.S. Government.

5 U.S.C. 7342(f)(4) ....................... 1. Chess Set—Chessmen, each side of different color, board of various inlaid and carved woods, 211⁄8″ x 21″, exterior and interior of board inlaid, Iraq, 21st century. 2. Rug—38″ x 57″, silk on silk, central radi-ating polychrome design, four borders with multiple mihrabs main, Iran, 21st century. Rec’d—May 20, 2006. Est. Value—$2,050. Location—Ap-proved for Official Display.

5 U.S.C. 7342(f)(4) ...................... Non-acceptance would have caused embarrassment to the donor and U.S. Government.


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AGENCY: UNITED STATES SENATE [Report of tangible gifts]


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Gabriel Bitol, Special Assistant to the Democratic Staff Director, Committee on Foreign Rela-tions.

Decorative boxes with painting. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Disposition— With the Secretary of the Sen-ate.

His Majesty King Abdullah ll bin Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

Non-acceptance would cause donor embarrassment.

Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senator ........ Silver replica of a rickshaw. Rec’d—January 2006. Est. Value—$200. Disposition— With the Secretary of the Sen-ate.

Lutfozzaman Babar, State Min-ister of Home Affairs, People’s Republic of Bangladesh.


Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senator ........ Silver Picture Frame. Rec’d— March 16, 2006. Est. Value— $200. Location—Displayed in SR–464A for Official Use.

His Excellency Bertie Ahern, TD, Prime Minister of Ireland.


Russell Feingold, U.S. Senator .... Two mouth-blown crystal wine glasses. Rec’d—February 20, 2006. Est. Value—$150. Dis-position—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Ad-ministration.



Russell Feingold, U.S. Senator .... Iraqi chess set. Rec’d—Novem-ber 27, 2006. Est. Value— $160. Disposition—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pend-ing Transfer to the General Services Administration.



Dianne Feinstein, U.S. Senator .... Book of Illustrations by Manmoud Farshcian. Rec’d—June 9, 2006. Est. Value—$600. Dis-position—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Ad-ministration.

Ambassador Javad Zarif, Perma-nent of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations.


Bill Frist, U.S. Senator .................. Small handwoven Oriental Rug. Rec’d—September 26, 2006. Est. Value—$400. Disposi-tion—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Adminis-tration.



Bill Frist, U.S. Senator .................. Menorah, silver w/multi-colored decorative engravings. Rec’d— November 13, 2006. Est. Value—$300. Disposition— With the Secretary of the Sen-ate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Administra-tion.

His Excellency Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister of the Govern-ment of Iraq.


Bill Frist, U.S. Senator .................. Blue Pelikan Fountain Pen w/ gold trim with the Minister of Germany’s signature. Rec’d— April 4, 2006. Est. Value— $181. Disposition—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pend-ing Transfer to the General Services Administration.



Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator .... 3 x 5 Rug. Rec’d—October 3, 2006. Est. Value—Over $100. Location—Displayed in SR– 293 for Official Use.

Attorney General Abdul Jabar Sabit of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.


Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator .... 3 x 5 Rug. Rec’d—December 13, 2006. Est. Value—$300. Dis-position—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Ad-ministration.




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AGENCY: UNITED STATES SENATE—Continued [Report of tangible gifts]


Government




Chuck Hagel, U.S. Senator .......... Vase. Rec’d—October 6, 2006. Est. Value—Over $100. Dis-position—Displayed in SR–248.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong.


Chuck Hagel, U.S. Senator .......... Hand embroidered picture in gold frame. Rec’d—October 4, 2006. Est. Value—Over $100. Disposition—Displayed in SR– 249 for Official Use.

Le Thanh Hai, Secretary of the Party Committee Ho Chi Minh City.


David Katz, Special Assistant Of-fice of Senator Barack Obama.

Hand-carved chess set & orna-mental box. Rec’d—February 16, 2006. Est. Value—$150. Disposition—With the Sec-retary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Serv-ices Administration.



John Kerry, U.S. Senator ............. 3 x 5 Carpet. Rec’d—January 16, 2006. Est. Value—$250. Dis-position—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Ad-ministration.



Carl Levin, U.S. Senator .............. Blue Lapis Lazuli Bowl. Rec’d— November 14, 2006. Est. Value—$480. Disposition— With the Secretary of the Sen-ate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Administra-tion.

Defense Minister General Abdul Rahim Wardak, Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghan-istan.


Carl Levin, U.S. Senator .............. Lapis Lazuli Box, blue w/gold in-side. Rec’d—March 2006. Est. Value—$750. Disposition— With the Secretary of the Sen-ate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Administra-tion.



Carl Levin, U.S. Senator .............. Chess Set. Rec’d—October 2, 2006. Est. Value—$160. Dis-position—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Ad-ministration.



Richard Lugar, U.S. Senator ........ Small Ceramic Vase. Rec’d—De-cember 12, 2006. Est. Value— Over $100. Disposition—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the Gen-eral Services Administration.

Representative David Tawei and Lin Chin Lee of Taipei Eco-nomic and Cultural Represent-ative office-Embassy of Taiwan.


Richard Lugar, U.S. Senator ........ Hand-carved wooden wall hang-ing of Kumul bird of paradise. Rec’d—October 10, 2006. Est. Value—Over $100. Disposi-tion—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Adminis-tration.

Ambassador Evan Paki of Papua, New Guinea.


Richard Lugar, U.S. Senator ........ Hand-carved wooden wall hang-ing of Kumul bird of paradise. Rec’d—October 10, 2006. Est. Value—Over $100. Disposi-tion—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Adminis-tration.

Ambassador Evan Paki of Papua, New Guinea.



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Richard Lugar, U.S. Senator ........ Ceramic bird paperweight by Royal Crown Derby. Rec’d— July 10, 2006. Est. Value— $109.95. Disposition—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pend-ing Transfer to the General Services Administration.

Right Honorable Margaret Beckett, Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom.


Richard Lugar, U.S. Senator ........ Large, reddish, Persian-type rug. Rec’d—May 3, 2006. Est. Value—Over $100. Disposi-tion—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Adminis-tration.



Richard Lugar, U.S. Senator ........ 6 x 5 Amethyst from Uruguay. Rec’d—May 2, 2006. Est. Value—Over $100. Disposi-tion—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Adminis-tration.

His Excellency Tabare Vazquez, President of the Oriental Re-public of Uruguay.


Keith Luse, Senior Professional Staff Member, Foreign Rela-tions Committee.

Hand-embroidered tablecloth and napkins. Rec’d—December 21, 2005. Reported—2006. Est. Value—$100. Disposition— With the Secretary of the Sen-ate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Administra-tion.

Vu Tu Nguyen, Foreign Ministry Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.


John McCain, U.S. Senator .......... Montenegrin Sentinel statue. Rec’d—August 29, 2006. Est. Value—$300. Disposition—Dis-played in SR–241 for Official Use.

The Honorable Milo Dukanovic, Prime Minister of the Republic of Montenegro.


John McCain, U.S. Senator .......... Antique Sword. Rec’d—August 26, 2006. Est. Value—Over $100. Disposition—Displayed in SR–241 for Official Use.

His Excellency Mikhil Saakashvili, President of Geor-gia.


John McCain, U.S. Senator .......... Blue Carved Stone Box. Rec’d— December 5, 2006. Est. Value—$200. Disposition—Dis-played in SR–241 for Official Use.

General Abdul Rahim Wardak, Minister of Defense of the Is-lamic Republic of Afghanistan.


John McCain, U.S. Senator .......... Carved Stone Box w/ flowers on lid. Rec’d—December 15, 2006. Estimated Value—$200. Disposition—Displayed in SR– 241 for Official Use.



John McCain, U.S. Senator .......... Persian Rug. Rec’d—December 15, 2006. Est. Value—$300 to $400. Disposition—Displayed in SR–241 for Official Use.



Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator .... Ceramic vase from Taihwa Pot-tery Company with wooden stand. Rec’d—December 11, 2006. Est. Value—$225 to $300. Disposition—Displayed in S–230 for Official Use.

David Tawei Lee and Lin Chih Lee, Government of Taiwan.


Mark Pryor, U.S. Senator ............. Carved Wood Chess Set. Rec’d—October 3, 2006. Est. Value—$160. Disposition— With the Secretary of the Sen-ate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Administra-tion.




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Jack Reed, U.S. Senator .............. Multi-colored area rug. Rec’d— January 7, 2006. Est. Value— $1,500. Disposition—Displayed in SH–728 for Official Use.

His Excellency Ahmed Zia Masood, First Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Af-ghanistan.


Jack Reed, U.S. Senator .............. Uncut stone of lapis lazuli, in a velvet box. Rec’d—December 12, 2006. Est. Value—Un-known. Disposition—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pend-ing Transfer to the General Services Administration.

General Abdul Rahim Wardak, Minister of Defense of the Is-lamic Republic of Afghanistan.


Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator ... Metal ‘‘cooking vessel’’ replica. Rec’d—March 22, 2006. Est. Value—$250. Disposition— With the Secretary of the Sen-ate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Administra-tion.

Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, Peo-ples Bank of China.


Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator ... Book of commemorative coins. Rec’d—March 23, 2006. Est. Value—$300. Disposition— With the Secretary of the Sen-ate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Administra-tion.

His Excellency Bo Xi Lai, Min-ister of Commerce of the Peo-ple’s Republic of China.


Jeff Sessions, U.S. Senator ......... Chess Set w/ standard carved chess pieces. Rec’d—October 2, 2006. Est. Value—$160. Disposition—With the Sec-retary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Serv-ices Administration.



Ted Stevens, U.S. Senator .......... Metal cup holder set with stone base, cups and stone carved grape cluster. Rec’d—August 27, 2006. Est. Value—$125. Disposition—With the Sec-retary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Serv-ices Administration.

His Excellency Sergey Borisovich Ivanov, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.


John Warner, U.S. Senator .......... Silver Tray. Rec’d—March 23, 2006. Est. Value—$100. Dis-position—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Ad-ministration.

Secretary General of the National Security Council of Turkey.


John Warner, U.S. Senator .......... Decorative Blue Bowl. Est. Rec’d—November 14, 2006. Value—Over $100. Disposi-tion—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Adminis-tration.

General Abdul Rahim Wardack, Minister of Defense of the Is-lamic Republic of Afghanistan.


John Warner, U.S. Senator .......... Blue Lapis Box. Rec’d—March 2006. Est. Value—$750. Dis-position—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Ad-ministration.



John Warner, U.S. Senator .......... Silver Decorative Container. Rec’d—March 9, 2006. Est. Value—$200. Disposition— With the Secretary of the Sen-ate, Pending Transfer to the General Services Administra-tion.

His Excellency Mohammed Hus-sein Tantawy, Minister of De-fense of the Arab Republic of Egypt.



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John Warner, U.S. Senator .......... Wooden Chess Set. Rec’d—Oc-tober 2, 2006. Est. Value— $160. Disposition—With the Secretary of the Senate, Pend-ing Transfer to the General Services Administration.



Brandi White, Deputy Chief Coun-sel, Office of Senator Bill Frist.

Metal box with Pakistani flag em-blem on top, in green velvet case. Rec’d—January 24, 2006. Est. Value—Over $100. Disposition—With the Sec-retary of the Senate, Pending Transfer to the General Serv-ices Administration.



AGENCY: UNITED STATES SENATE [Report of Travel]

Name and title of person accepting the gift on behalf of the U.S. Gov-

ernment Gift description Identity of foreign donor and gov-

ernment Circumstances justifying accept-

ance

MaiNhia Khang, Constituent/Policy Liaison, Office of Senator Norm Coleman.

Food and lodging at Conference Center. Rec’d—December 2–9, 2006.

Government of Norway, Sweden, Finland.

Official travel to discuss U.S.–Nor-dic relations.

Richard Lugar, U.S. Senator ......... Transportation within Georgia via helicopter to military installation to visit troops in training with President Saakashvilli and con-ventional weapons storage site to view weapons in need of elimination. Rec’d—August 22 and 23, 2006.

Government of Georgia ................ Official travel to view military in-stallations. No commercial transportation was available.

Elizabeth McDonnell, Legislative Assistant Office of Senator Gor-don H. Smith.

Transportation within Thailand, in-cluding lodging and meals rec’d—January 5–11, 2006.

Government of the Kingdom of Thailand.

Fact-finding travel to view tsunami recovery, meet w/ U.S. and Thai trade negotiators, and dis-cuss current geopolitical issues.

Kenneth Myers III, Sr. Professional Staff Member Committee on Foreign Relations.

Transportation within Georgia via helicopter to military installation to visit troops in training with President Saakashvilli and con-ventional weapons storage site to view weapons in need of elimination. Rec’d—August 22 and 23, 2006.


Kenneth Myers, Jr., Chief of Staff Committee on Foreign Relations.

Transportation within Georgia via helicopter to military installation to visit troops in training with President Saakashvilli and con-ventional weapons storage site to view weapons in need of elimination.Rec’d—August 22 and 23, 2006.


Clarine Nardi Riddle, Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Joseph I. Lieberman.

Transportation within Thailand via commercial air service, rental cars, fuel, tolls, lodging, and meals. Rec’d—January 5–11, 2006.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand.

Official travel to view devastation of tsunami and observance of the US-Thai Free Trade Agree-ment negotiations and cultural exchange.


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AGENCY: U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES [Report of tangible gifts]


ernment

Gift, date of acceptance on behalf of the U.S. Government, esti-

mated value, and current disposi-tion or location

Identity of foreign donor and gov-ernment

Circumstances justifying accept-ance

J. Dennis Hastert Member of Con-gress.

Afghan handmade wool rug ap-proximately 4 x 6 flower pattern red and beige. Rec’d—Sep-tember 26, 2006. Est. Value— $500. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Repub-lic of Afghanistan.



Peter Gorring marquetry wooden box. Rec’d—July 2005. Re-ported—2007.Est. Value— $400. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.




Bronze Sculpture of fox, 8″ tall, unsigned. Rec’d—September 18, 2005. Reported—2007. Est. Value—$325. Location—Ap-proved for Official Use and on display in H–153 of the Capitol.

Lucien Weiler, President of Par-liament Luxembourg.



Royal De Champagne Crystal Lion. Rec’d—December 15, 2004. Reported—2007. Est. Value—$675. Location—Ap-proved for Official Use and on display in the Speaker’s Office, Room H 232 of The U. S. Cap-itol.

Lucien Weiler, President of Par-liament Luxembourg.



Painting, oil on canvas, circa 2000 20 x 90 cm signed Ja Koubemb, Kerastian ‘‘N.Berys’’ (mountain scene). Rec’d—Sep-tember 24, 2002. Reported— 2007. Est. Value—$300. Dis-position—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Askar Akaev, President of Kyrgyzstan.



Egyptian all silk rug, approxi-mately 2 x 4; handmade fine ‘‘bird on branch’’ pattern silk fringe. Rec’d—June 27, 2002. Reported—2007.Est. Value— $450. Disposition—Approved for Official Use and on display in the Speaker’s Office, Room H 232 of The U. S. Capitol.

Hussein Tantawy, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces Egypt.



Clock: Russian lacquer hanging wall clock. Rec’d—May 6, 2002. Reported—2007. Est. Value— $450. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.

Gennady N. Seleznev, Chairman of the State Duma Russia.



12 Silver coins in wooden box, pure silver, 1 oz each. Rec’d— March 2002. Reported—2007. Est. Value—$350. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Islam A. Karimov, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.



Afghani handmade all wool rug, new, long all wool natural fringe; Tribal pattern with reds and dark blue; approximately 4 x 6. Rec’d—February 10, 2002. Reported—2007. Est. Value— $900. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Hamid Karzai, Chairman of the Transitional Administration of Afghanistan.



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AGENCY: U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Continued [Report of tangible gifts]


ernment

Gift, date of acceptance on behalf of the U.S. Government, esti-

mated value, and current disposi-tion or location

Identity of foreign donor and gov-ernment

Circumstances justifying accept-ance


Sheathed dagger, with precious metals and gems. Rec’d—June 21, 2000. Reported—2007. Est. Value—$10,000. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.

His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco.



Silver lamp, 19″ open work elec-trified oil lamp with open work shade. Rec’d—January 5, 2000. Reported—2007. Est. Value—$300. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.

Field Marshall Mohamed H. Tantawi of Egypt.


J. Dennis Hastert, Member of Con-gress.

Female bronze head of the Benin people, height approx. 19″. Rec’d—October 29, 1999. Re-ported—2007. Est. Value— $300. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Olesegun Lbasario, President of the Fed-eral Republic of Nigeria.



USAK Turkish wool rug. Rec’d— September 29, 1999. Re-ported—2007. Est. Value— $300. Location—Approved for Official Use and on display in the Speaker’s Office, Room H 232 of The U.S. Capitol.

His Excellency Bulent Ecevit, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey.



4 Sterling Silver Napkin Rings. Rec’d—March 1999. Re-ported—2007. Est. Value— $450. Disposition—Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Bertie Ahern, TD, Prime Minister of Ireland.

Non-acceptance would cause em-barrassment to donor and U.S. Government

AGENCY: UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES [Report of travel]



ernment Circumstances justifying ac-

ceptance

Peter Hoekstra, Member of Con-gress.

Air travel: Canberra-Alice Springs; Alice Springs-Sydney. Rec’d— February 22, 2006 through Feb-ruary 23, 2006.

Government of Australia ................ Authorized by 5 U.S.C. 7342(c)(1)(B)(ii).

Mark Steven Kirk, Member of Con-gress.

Ground transportation: Beijing; Gansu; Shanghai. Air travel: Bei-jing-Lanzhou; Lanzhou- Jiayuguan (round trip); Lanzhou- Shanghai. Rec’d—January 9, 2006 through January 15, 2006.

People’s Republic of China ........... Authorized by 5 U.S.C. 7342(c)(1)(B)(ii).

Rick Larsen, Member of Congress Ground transportation: Beijing; Gansu; Shanghai. Air travel: Bei-jing-Lanzhou; Lanzhou- Jiayuguan (round trip); Lanzhou- Shanghai. Rec’d—January 9, 2006 through January 15, 2006.


Tom Feeney, Member of Congress Ground transportation: Beijing; Gansu; Shanghai. Air travel: Bei-jing-Lanzhou; Lanzhou- Jiayuguan (round trip); Lanzhou- Shanghai. Rec’d—January 9, 2006 through January 15, 2006.


Jan Schakowsky, Member of Con-gress.

$60 reimbursement for travel ex-penses. Rec’d—November 30, 2006.

United Nations ............................... Authorized by 5 U.S.C. 7342(c)(1)(B)(ii).


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AGENCY: UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Continued [Report of travel]




ceptance

Christopher Donesa, Deputy Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Per-manent Select Committee on In-telligence.



Michael Paul Ennis, Professional Staff, House Permanent Com-mittee on Intelligence.



Richard Alister Goldberg, Legisla-tive Assistant/Communications Advisor, Office of Representative Mark Steven Kirk.

Ground transportation: Beijing; Gansu; Shanghai. Air travel: Bei-jing-Lanzhou; Lanzhou- Jiayuguan (round trip); Lanzhou- Shanghai. Rec’d—January 9, 2006 through January 15, 2006.


Kevin D. Kim, Office of Representa-tive Gary Ackerman.

Group bus tours and transportation in and around Seoul, Korea (incl. trip to DMZ, Cheongn, etc.); lodging for 6 nights @ Hil-ton Hotel in Seoul; meals from 9/25/06—dinner through 10/01/ 06 breakfast; group trip to see ‘‘Nan-ta’’ the play; group trip to see Karaoke and bar (one time each). Rec’d—September 24, 2006 through October 2, 2006.

Republic of Korea .......................... Authorized by 5 U.S.C. 7342(c)(1)(B)(ii).

Dennis King, Chief of Staff, Rep-resentative Lane Evans.

6 nights lodging, approximately 10 meals, and local ground trans-portation within Seoul and vicin-ity. Rec’d—January 22 through January 28, 2006.


Lane Evans, Member of Congress 6 nights lodging, approximately 10 meals, and local ground trans-portation within Seoul and vicin-ity. Rec’d—January 22 through January 28, 2006.


Luis Jimenez, Legislative Assistant, Representative Rahm Emanuel.

Meals, lodging, airport tax and hotel tax. Rec’d—January 4, 2006—January 12, 2006.

Government of Thailand ................ Authorized by 5 U.S.C. 7342(c)(1)(B)(ii).

Stephanie Lester, Professional Staff, House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee.

In-country transportation, lodging, meals and incidentals. Rec’d— January 4 through January 12, 2006.


Daniel MacLean, Legislative Assist-ant, Representative Wally Herger.

In-country travel, lodging, meals and other expenses. Rec’d— January 4 through January 12, 2006.


Scott Palmer, Chief of Staff for Speaker Dennis Hastert.

Accommodations for G–8 Summit. Rec’d—September 15 through September 17, 2006.

Russian Federation ........................ Authorized by 5 U.S.C. 7342(c)(1)(B)(ii).


Accommodations for G–8 Summit. Rec’d—September 15 through September 17, 2006.

Russian Federation ........................ Authorized by 5 U.S.C. 7342(c)(1)(B)(ii).

Jamal D. Ware, Communications Director, Permanent Select Intel-ligence Committee.




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AGENCY: UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Continued [Report of travel]




ceptance

Mary Elizabeth Woodworth, Assist-ant Parliamentarian.

3 nights lodging in Sydney, Aus-tralia; 9 nights of lodging in Can-berra, Australia; sunset cruise of Sydney Harbor; food and bev-erages at a number of official social functions; two-way travel between the hotel and the Aus-tralian Parliament House for our educational sessions each day; two-way travel between the city of Canberra and the city of Syd-ney during our three-day study trip to Sydney; transportation be-tween hotel in Sydney and the New South Wales Parliament House in downtown Sydney. Rec’d—November 19, 2006 through December 1, 2006.


AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY [Report of tangible gifts]


Government




Thurman, Major General of the U.S. Army.

SKS Rifle. Rec’d—July 14, 2006. Est. Value—$120. Location— Retained at the organization for Official Use.

Abdul Qadir, Lieutenant General and Commander of the Army of the Republic of Iraq.


Martin E. Dempsey, Lieutenant General of the U.S. Army.

Persian Silk Rug. Rec’d—May 25, 2006. Est. Value—$5,000. Disposition—Transferred to General Services Administra-tion.

Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Min-ister of the Kurdistan Regional Government.


Joseph F. Peterson, Major Gen-eral of the U.S. Army.

Persian Silk Rug. Rec’d—May 25, 2006. Est. Value—$5,000. Disposition—Transferred to General Services Administra-tion.

Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Min-ister of the Kurdistan Regional Government.


James M. Dubik, Lieutenant Gen-eral of the U.S. Army.

Japanese Print. Rec’d—March 28, 2006. Est. Value—$1,000. Location—Retained at the or-ganization for Official Use.

General of the Army of Japan ..... Non-acceptance would have caused embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government.

John Adams, Brigadier General of the U.S. Army.

M1A1 Thompson .45 Caliber Submachine Gun. Rec’d— March 2, 2006. Est. Value— $720. Location—Retained at the organization for Official Use.

Mr. Josip Lucic, Chief of Staff of the Air Force of the Republic of Croatia.


Peter J. Schoomaker, General of the U.S. Army.

Bukara Style Rug. Rec’d—Janu-ary 26, 2006. Est. Value— 1,200. Location—Retained at the organization for Official Use.

Chief of Staff, of the National Army of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.


John Vines, Lieutenant General of the U.S. Army.

Dragunov Sniper Rifle. Rec’d— January 17, 2006. Est. Value— $5,000. Location—Retained at the organization for Official Use.

Abdul Qadir, Lieutenant General and Commander of the Army of the Republic of Iraq.


Burwell B. Bell III, General of the U.S. Army.

Silver Platter. Rec’d—January 6, 2006. Est. Value—$695. Loca-tion—Retained at the organiza-tion for Official Use.

Gerhard Back, General of the Al-lied Joint Force Command, Northwood.



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AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY—Continued [Report of tangible gifts]


Government




Tginas R. Turner, Major General of the U.S. Army.

2 Silk Rugs and 1 Necklace. Rec’d—January 31, 2006. Est. Value—$4,420. Location—Re-tained at the organization for Official Use.

Division Commander of the 4th Iraqi Army.


Elizabeth Johnson, Captain of the U.S. Army.

Silk & Cotton Rug. Rec’d—Janu-ary 3, 2006. Est. Value— $1,500. Disposition—Trans-ferred to General Services Ad-ministration.

Mr. Nanaw Sherwan, Deputy Commander for the People’s Union of Kurdistan.


David Rodriguez, Major General of the U.S. Army.

Silk rug. Rec’d—January 3, 2006. Est. Value—$1,500. Dis-position—Transferred to Gen-eral Services Administration.



David Rodriguez, Major General of the U.S. Army.

Silk & Cotton Rug. Rec’d—Janu-ary 3, 2006. Est. Value— $2,000. Disposition—Trans-ferred to General Services Ad-ministration.



Elizabeth Johnson, Captain of the U.S. Army.

21K Necklace, Ring & Earring Set. Rec’d—January 3, 2006. Est. Value—$2,067.30. Dis-position—Transferred to Gen-eral Services Administration.



Kevin J. Bergner, Brigadier Gen-eral of the U.S. Army.

Silk & Cotton Rug. Rec’d—De-cember 27, 2005. Est. Value— $750. Disposition—Transferred to General Services Adminis-tration.



AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY [Report of tangible gifts]


Government




Admiral M.G. Mullen, Chief Naval Officer.

4x6 Pakistani Rug. Rec’d—Janu-ary 24, 2006. Est. Value— $100. Location—Being re-tained for Official Use at Chief Naval Officer’s Office (DNS35).

Admiral M. Afzal Tahir, Chief of Staff of the Navy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.


Captain Thomas Parker, USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63).

Man’s Watch. Rec’d—November 11, 2004. Reported—2007. Est. Value—$446. Disposi-tion—Transferred to General Services Administration.

Mr. Ozawa, Local Dignitary of Japan.


Captain Thomas Parker, USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63).

Woman’s watch. Rec’d—Novem-ber 11, 2004. Reported—2007. Est. Value—$446..

Disposition—Transferred to Gen-eral Services Administration.

Mr. Ozawa, Local Dignitary of Japan.


Mrs. Mary Ulrich, spouse of Admi-ral. H.G. Ulrich III, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Europe.

Gold Bracelet. Rec’d—May 14, 2006. Est. Value—$1,360. Lo-cation—Being retained by COMNAVEUR for Official Use.

Mrs. Maria Chinofoti, Spouse of Chief of the Hellenic Republic National Defense, General Staff, Admiral Panagiotis Chinofotis, (Greece).


Mrs. Mary Ulrich, spouse of Admi-ral H.G. Ulrich III, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Europe.

Gold Brooch. Rec’d—May 14, 2006. Est. Value—$1,464. Lo-cation—Being retained by COMNAVEUR for Official Use.

Mrs. Maria Chinofoti, spouse of the Chief of the Hellenic Re-public National Defense Gen-eral Staff, Admiral Panagiotis Chinofotis, (Greece).



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AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY—Continued [Report of tangible gifts]


Government




Admiral H.G. Ulrich III, Com-mander U.S. Naval Forces Eu-rope.

Silver and Gold Fountain Pen. Rec’d—July 25, 2006. Est. Value—$850. Location—Being retained by COMNAVEUR for Official Use.

Mr. Alessandro De Francis, Pre-fect of Caseerta Province, Italian Republic.


Admiral H.G. Ulrich III Com-mander U.S. Naval Forces Eu-rope.

Hungarian Sword and Porcelain Dish. Rec’d—November 3, 2005. Reported—2007. Est. Value—$715. Location—Being retained by COMNAVEUR for Official Use.

General Andras Havril, Chief of Defense of the Republic of Hungary.


Richard Greco, Assistant Sec-retary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller).

Six (6) Italian silk neckties hand-made by E. Marinella, Naples, Italy. Rec’d—April 10, 2006. Est. Value—$870. Disposi-tion—Transferred to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic.


AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY [Report of travel]


Government Gift description Identity of foreign donor and gov-

ernment Circumstances justifying acceptance

Admiral and Mrs. H.G. Ulrich III, Commander U.S. Naval Forces Europe and four accompanying staff members.

Expended for hotel and meals. Rec’d—May 12–15, 2006.

Admiral Panagiotis Chinofotis, Chief of the Hellenic Republic National Defense, General Staff, (Greece).

Official Trip

Captain David Grogan, Staff Judge Advocate of the Naval Network Warfare Command.

Expended for hotel, meals and Conference Fee. Rec’d—No-vember 18–22, 2006.

Mark Cunliffe, Head Defense Legal, and Air Commodore S.J. Harvey, Director General of the Defense Force Legal Services of Australia.

Official Trip

AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE [Report of tangible gifts]


Government




John Jumper, General (Retired) Former Air Force Chief of Staff.

Longines Men’s Watch, stainless steel, MDL L5–665–4–16–6. Rec’d—Unknown; Approximate Date 2005. Reported—August 10, 2007. Est. Value—$750. Disposition—Transferred to General Services Administra-tion.

Lieutenant General Staff, Abdul Rahman Bin Fakad Al-Faisal, Commander of the Air Force of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


John Jumper, General (Retired) Former Air Force Chief of Staff.

Raymond Weil Men’s Wrist Watch, stainless steel, Serial Number BE78626. Rec’d— February 27, 2005. Reported— August 10, 2007. Est. Value— $240. Disposition—Transferred to General Services Adminis-tration.

Major General Khalid, Air Chief, United Arab Emirates.



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AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE—Continued [Report of tangible gifts]


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Ms. Ellen Jumper, Spouse of General John Jumper, (Retired) Former Air Force Chief of Staff.

Ladies 14kt yellow and white gold bracelet. Rec’d—February 27, 2005. Reported—August 10, 2007. Est. Value—$750. Disposition—Transferred to General Services Administra-tion.

Major General Khalid, Air Chief, United Arab Emirates.


T. Michael Moseley, General Air Force Vice Chief of Staff.

Longines Men’s Watch, stainless steel, MDL L5–665–4–16–6. Rec’d—2005. Reported—Au-gust 10, 2007. Est. Value— $750. Disposition—Transferred to General Services Adminis-tration.

Lieutenant General Staff, Abdul Rahman Bin Fakad Al-Faisal, Commander of the Air Force of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


John F. Mulholland, General Chief, Office of Military Co-operation-Kuwait.

RADO Lorence Wrist Watch Model # R48755203. Rec’d— July 17, 2005. Reported—Au-gust 10, 2007. Est. Value— $445. Disposition—Transferred to General Services Adminis-tration.

Lieutenant General Fahad Al- Amir, Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the State of Kuwait.



Immersion Stendardo Diver’s Wrist Watch. Rec’d—July 6, 2005. Reported—August 10, 2007. Est. Value—$629. Dis-position—Transferred to Gen-eral Services Administration.

Lieutenant General (Retired) Mo-hammed Al Badr, Chief, Secu-rity Decisions Follow-up Com-mittee, State of Kuwait.

Non-acceptance would have caused embarrassment to the donor and U.S. Government.


Roamer Wrist Watch Serial # 517948. Rec’d—July 26, 2005. Reported—August 10, 2007. Est. Value—$323. Disposi-tion—Transferred to General Services Administration.

His Excellency Maber Mubark Al- Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, State of Kuwait.


Gary L. North, Lieutenant Gen-eral, United States Central Command Air Forces, Com-mander.

Gentlemen’s Tissot T-Touch Watch Silver Stainless Steel. Rec’d—March 28, 2006. Est. Value—$650. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.

Major General Hussein A. Al- Biss, Commander of the Royal Jordanian Air Force.


Ms. Gary L. North, United States Central Command Air Forces, Commander.

Women’s Gucci 8605 Series Watch Silver Stainless Steel. Rec’d—March 28, 2006. Est. Value—$950. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.

Spouse of Major General Hus-sein A. Al-Biss, Commander of the Royal Jordanian Air Force.


Gary L. North, Lieutenant Gen-eral, United States Central Command Air Forces, Com-mander.

Man’s Tissot Chronograph T- Lord Watch Brown Leather band and silver/white face. Rec’d—March 8, 2006. Est. Value—$475. Disposition— Pending Transfer to General Services Administration.

His Royal Majesty Feisel IBN Al Hussein, Royal Jordanian Air Force.



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AGENCY: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY [Report of tangible gifts]


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General Michael V. Hayden Direc-tor Central Intelligence Agency.

Rug: 4 feet 9 inches by 3 feet 3 inches, modern, navy blue ground with flowering vine field centering a pulled lobed me-dallion on red to beige ground. Rec’d—August 4, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Location—Offi-cial Use, obtained for official display in appropriate office space.

5 U.S.C. 7342(f)(4) ...................... Non-acceptance would cause em-barrassment to donor and U.S. Government.


Jewelry: 18 karat yellow gold and ruby four piece ensemble. Rec’d—August 8, 2006. Est. Value—$750. Disposition— Pending transfer to General Services Administration.



Rifle: Muzzle loaded rifle together with a powder flask and ram rod in shadow-box frame. Rec’d—August 8, 2006. Est. Value—$750. Location—Being retained by General Michael V. Hayden for Official Use.



Letter Opener: Jeweled silver let-ter opener with hooded hawk finial set with rubies. Rec’d— July 23, 2006. Est. Value— $500. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.


An Agency Employee ................... Rug: 9 feet 8 inches by 6 feet 5 inches, modern, ivory ground with palmette and trellising vine field centering a pulled star medallion on light blue ground. Rec’d—June 20, 2006. Est. Value—$1,000 . Disposi-tion—Pending transfer to Gen-eral Services Administration.


An Agency Employee ................... Rug: Red ground with palmette and trellising vine field within a complimentary ground border on red ground. Rec’d—Feb-ruary 8, 2005. Reported—Jan-uary 23, 2006. Est. Value— $750. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.


An Agency Employee ................... Rug: 4 feet 10 inches by 3 feet 2 inches, modern, ivory ground with palmette and trellising vine field centering a pulled star medallion on grayish-blue ground, floral spray guard bor-der on red ground. Rec’d— January 27, 2006. Est. Value— $500. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.



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AGENCY: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY—Continued [Report of tangible gifts]


Government




An Agency Employee ................... Rug: 4 feet 10 inches by 3 feet 2 inches, modern, ivory ground with palmette and trellising vine field centering a pulled star medallion on grayish-blue ground, floral spray guard bor-der on red ground. Rec’d— April 24, 2006. Est. Value— $500. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.


An Agency Employee ................... Watch: Cased ladies stainless steel wristwatch. Rec’d—Octo-ber 12, 2006. Est. Value— $500. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.


An Agency Employee ................... Watch: Cased gentleman’s stain-less steel wristwatch. Rec’d— October 12, 2006. Est. Value— $500. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Administration.


An Agency Employee ................... Watch: Cased gentleman’s stain-less steel calendar chronom-eter wristwatch. Rec’d—Janu-ary 1, 2006. Est. Value—$500. Disposition—Pending transfer to General Services Adminis-tration.


AGENCY: NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD [Report of travel]




Dennis Jones, Chief of Regional Operations and General Avia-tion.

Round trip airfare for flight from Lagos, Nigeria to Abuja, Nige-ria. Rec’d—November 12–18, 2006. Lodging in Lagos. Rec’d—November 12–18, 2006. Abuja was the origina-tion point of the accident flight, which was the 10/29/06 crash of a Boeing 737–200 operated by Aviation Development Com-pany. The NTSB participated in the investigation on behalf of the United States (U.S.). The NTSB Accident Investigation No. is WAS07RA004.

The Honorable Femi Fani- Kayode, Minister of Aviation of the Republic of Nigeria, on be-half of the Republic of Nigeria.

The NTSB, pursuant to the Annex 13 to the Convention on Inter-national Civil Aviation, serves as U.S. representative in international civil aviation accident investiga-tions and, as such, provides tech-nical assistance to the nation re-sponsible for the investigation. The investigation of this 10/29/06 crash of an Aviation Development Company Boeing 737 in Lagos, in which 97 of the 105 passengers and crew were fatally injured, re-quired investigative activities at the origination point of the flight. The Ministry of Aviation voluntarily provided for the lodging and trav-el, which was accepted pursuant to NTSB authority found in 49 U.S.C. 1113.


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AGENCY: NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD—Continued [Report of travel]




Thomas Jacky, Aerospace Engi-neer (Aviation Systems).

Round trip airfare for flight from Lagos, Nigeria to Abuja, Nige-ria. Rec’d—November 12–18, 2006. Lodging in Lagos. Rec’d—November 12–18, 2006. Abuja was the origina-tion point of the accident flight, which was the 10/29/06 crash of a Boeing 737–200 operated by Aviation Development Com-pany. The NTSB participated in the investigation on behalf of the United States (U.S.). The NTSB Accident Investigation No. is WAS07RA004.

The Honorable Femi Fani- Kayode, Minister of Aviation of the Republic of Nigeria, on be-half of the Republic of Nigeria.

The NTSB, pursuant to the Annex 13 to the Convention on Inter-national Civil Aviation, serves as U.S. representative in international civil aviation accident investiga-tions and, as such, provides tech-nical assistance to the nation re-sponsible for the investigation. The investigation of this 10/29/06 crash of an Aviation Development Company Boeing 737 in Lagos, in which 97 of the 105 passengers and crew were fatally injured, re-quired investigative activities at the origination point of the flight. The Ministry of Aviation voluntarily provided for the lodging and trav-el, which was accepted pursuant to NTSB authority found in 49 U.S.C. 1113.

William English, Senior Air Safety Investigator (Major Investiga-tions).

Round trip flight from Brasilia to Cachimba Air Base on Embraer owned business jet. Rec’d—October 6, 2006. Round trip flight from Brasilia to Cachimba Air Base on Gol Airlines charter business jet. Rec’d—October 9, 2006. Round trip flight via Brazilian Air Force aircraft from Cachimba Air Base to accident site in jungle. Rec’d—October 9, 2006 Flights in Brazil from Brasilia to the accident site in the Brazilian Amazon jungle to investigate the 9/29/06 mid-air collision of a Gol Airlines Boe-ing 737–800 and an Embraer business jet operated by Excelaire of Long Island, NY. All 154 passengers and crew of the Boeing 737 were fatally injured, but the 2 crew and 5 passengers on the Excelaire Embrarer business jet were not injured. The National Transpor-tation Safety Board Accident Investigation No. is DCA06RA076A/B.

The Department of Civil Aviation of the Federal Republic of Brazil.

The NTSB, pursuant to the Annex 13 to the Convention on Inter-national Civil Aviation, serves as U.S. representative in international civil aviation accident investiga-tions and, as such, provides tech-nical assistance to the nation re-sponsible for the investigation. The investigation of this 9/29/06 mid-air collision between the Gol Airlines Boeing 737 and the Excelaire Embrarer business jet over the Brazilian Amazon jungle required coordinated, on-scene in-vestigative activities in support of the Department of Civil Aviation of the Republic of Brazil. The coordi-nated, on-scene investigative ac-tivities in support of the Depart-ment of Civil Aviation of the Re-public of Brazil. The Department of Civil Aviation voluntarily ar-ranged and provided for the travel required for NTSB investigators. The travel was accepted pursuant to NTSB authority found in 49 U.S.C. 1113.


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AGENCY: NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD—Continued [Report of travel]




Scott Warren, Lead Aerospace Engineer (Aviation Systems).

Round trip flight from Brasilia to Cachimba Air Base on Embraer owned business jet. Rec’d—October 6, 2006. Round trip flight from Brasilia to Cachimba Air Base on Gol Airlines charter business jet. Rec’d—October 9, 2006. Round trip flight via Brazilian Air Force aircraft from Cachimba Air Base to accident site in jungle. Rec’d—October 9, 2006. Flights in Brazil from Brasilia to the accident site in the Brazilian Amazon jungle to investigate the 9/29/06 mid-air collision of a Gol Airlines Boe-ing 737–800 and an Embraer business jet operated by Excelaire of Long Island, NY. All 154 passengers and crew of the Boeing 737 were fatally injured, but the 2 crew and 5 passengers on the Excelaire Embrarer business jet were not injured. The NTSB Accident In-vestigation No. is DCA06RA076A/B.

The Department of Civil Aviation of the Federal Republic of Brazil.

The NTSB, pursuant to the Annex 13 to the Convention on Inter-national Civil Aviation, serves as U.S. representative in international civil aviation accident investiga-tions and, as such, provides tech-nical assistance to the nation re-sponsible for the investigation. The investigation of this 9/29/06 mid-air collision between the Gol Airlines Boeing 737 and the Excelaire Embrarer business jet over the Brazilian Amazon jungle required coordinated, on-scene in-vestigative activities in support of the Department of Civil Aviation of the Republic of Brazil. The De-partment of Civil Aviation volun-tarily arranged and provided for the travel required for NTSB in-vestigators. The travel was ac-cepted pursuant to NTSB authority found in 49 U.S.C. 1113.

AGENCY: APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION [Report of travel]




ance

Akofa Bonsi, Truman Fellow, Of-fice of the Federal Co-Chair.

Airfare to United Arab Emirates. Rec’d—February 1–11, 2006. Lodging within United Arab Emirates. Rec’d—February 1– 11, 2006. Meals within United Arab Emirates. Rec’d—Feb-ruary 1–11, 2006.

Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates.


AGENCY: GOVERNMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, EXECUTIVE OFFICE [Report of travel]




ance

Mr. Anthony A. Williams, Mayor of the District of Columbia.

Travel, hotel accommodation, food, and on-ground transpor-tation. Rec’d—March 13, 2006.

Mayor Lee, Seoul, Republic of Korea.



Travel, hotel accommodations, food, and on-ground transport in Seoul, Korea. Rec’d—June 7–11, 2006.



Ms. Julie Sooyhun Koo, Deputy Di-rector of the Asian and Pacific Islander Commission.

Travel, hotel accommodations, food, and on-ground transport in Seoul, Korea. Rec’d—June 7–11, 2006.




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AGENCY: GOVERNMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, EXECUTIVE OFFICE—Continued [Report of travel]




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Travel from Washington to Lon-don & London to Istanbul, Tur-key. Rec’d—June 28–30, 2006. Hotel Accommodations. Rec’d—June 28–30, 2006. Meals in London. Rec’d—June 28–30, 2006.

Central Government of London, United Kingdom.



Transportation from Ankara, Tur-key to Paris, France. Rec’d— July 3–5, 2006. Hotel accom-modations & food for two nights. Rec’d—July 3–5, 2006. Ground transportation. Rec’d— July 3–5, 2006.

Mayor Delanoe, of Paris, the French Republic.


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