Copper and brass samovar two-collection "English sonnet XVI-XIX centuries," the Moscow publishing house "Rainbow" was U.S. President George W. Bush as a gift from his former Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at their meeting in Kennebankporte held in July last year. This is evidenced by the regular list given to the leadership of the U.S. administration presents the 2007 calendar year.
It was prepared by the protocol department of the U.S. State Department and published in the so-called Federal Register - the official compilation of documents the U.S. government news agency.
As is clear from this list, First Lady of USA Lore Bush, Putin at the same summit in the written Kennebankporte handed oil painting, which show field flowers.
According to archival documents of American Foreign Minister, exchanged gifts, not only the political leaders of Russia and the United States. Previous Chief of General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Army General Yuri Baluyevsky presented in November 2006, then-chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff (KNSH) U.S. Armed Forces, General Peter Pace automatic 9 mm.
A former Russian Navy Vladimir Masorin in August last year gave the Chief of Staff of the Navy, the current head of KNSH, Admiral Michael Mallenu statuette of St. George, spear the dragon. His wife Masorin presented with a box for jewelry and a bracelet.
Perhaps the most expensive of those on the list of gifts were presented U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Do their Arab monarchs. King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud handed the boss of U.S. diplomacy in July 2007, set decoration, comprising necklace, earrings, bracelet and ring of rubies and diamonds worth 165 thousand dollars.
Jordan's King Abdullah II gave Rice a similar set of decorations, just inlaid with diamonds and emeralds. His department appreciation for the State Department protocol in 147 thousand dollars.
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