PM Modi’s diamond gift to Jill Biden tops US First Family’s gift list for 2023. And the cost was...
Live MintPrime Minister Narendra Modi's ₹17 lakh worth diamond gift to United States First Lady Jill Biden in 2023 has topped the list of most expensive gift to the first family in that year, according to an AP report. The 7.5-carat diamond from Modi was easily the most costly gift presented to any member of the first family in 2023, although she also received a brooch valued at USD 14,063 from the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States and a bracelet, brooch and photograph album worth USD 4,510 from the president and first lady of Egypt, according to an annual accounting published by the State Department on Thursday. The US president himself received a number of expensive presents, including a commemorative photo album valued at USD 7,100 from South Korea's recently impeached President Suk Yeol Yoon, a USD 3,495 statue of Mongolian warriors from the Mongolian prime minister, a USD 3,300 silver bowl from the sultan of Brunei, a USD 3,160 sterling silver tray from the president of Israel, and a collage worth USD 2,400 from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Another CIA employee reported receiving a men's Yacht Master II Rolex Oyster Perpetual watch worth USD 18,700, another reported getting a lady's Rolex Oyster Datejust watch valued at USD 12,500, and one other got a USD 7,450 Rolex Air King watch.
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