PM Modi gave the most expensive gift to Jill Biden.
Washington: You will be shocked to know the value of the diamond that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted to President Joe Biden’s wife and US First Lady Jill Biden during his visit to America. This gift from PM Modi has been described as the most expensive gift Biden and his family received from foreign leaders in 2023. According to the US State Department, the diamond gift given by PM Modi to Jill Biden is worth 20 thousand US dollars.
Let us tell you that this diamond given by PM Modi to Jill Biden was of 7.5 carats. Its price in Indian currency is around Rs 17 lakh. This gift is the most expensive gift received by any member of the President’s family in the year 2023. PM Modi had presented this gift to Jill Biden during his visit to America.
Other gifts received by the President’s family
Apart from PM Modi, Biden and his family also received a ‘broach’ worth US $ 14,063 from the Ambassador of Ukraine, a ‘bracelet’ worth US $ 4,510, brooch and photo album from the President and First Lady of Egypt. According to the ministry document, the diamond worth US$20,000 gifted by Modi is kept in the East Wing of the ‘White House’. While other gifts received by the President and the First Lady have been sent to the archives.
Biden received these expensive gifts
US President Biden himself received many expensive gifts. These include a photo album worth US$7,100 from South Korea’s currently impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, a statue of Mongol warriors worth US$3,495 from the Mongolian Prime Minister, a silver bowl worth US$3,300 from the Sultan of Brunei, a gold medal from Israel, A US$3,160 silver tray from the President and a US$2,400 collage from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky Are included. Federal law requires executive branch officials to declare gifts received from foreign leaders and counterparts whose estimated value exceeds US$480. (AP)
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