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Ornately decorated rice container with inscription and silk shawl decorated with silkworm cocoons along the fringe. During a July 2012 meeting, these were received by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as a gift from Laotian Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith. The inscription on the rice container reads: "Souvenir from H.E. Dr. Thongloun SISOULITH,…
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This device was used for making wax impressions of the Great Seal at U.S. Consulate General Hamburg, Germany until 2007 when the consular section of the Consulate closed.
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This silver chalice with green cabochon gemstones was given to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by the Burmese Minister of Foreign Affairs during a meeting a the State Department in May 2012.
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Protesters in Belgrade, Serbia, attacked and set fire to the U.S. embassy on February 21, 2008, in response to U.S. support for Kosovo's independence. A large rally of Serbs, vowing to retake the neighboring territory which is viewed as Serbia's religious and national heartland, preceded the attack on the embassy. This seal, which…
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Tragedy struck a diplomatic delegation and their military escorts on April 6, 2013, in southern Afghanistan. A young diplomat named Anne Smedinghoff, three U.S. soldiers, and an Afghani interpreter were killed in a car bomb blast that targeted their group as they were delivering books to a boys' school. Anne was a…
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This high German honor was presented to Ambassador Harry Gilmore, U.S. Minister to Berlin, in 1991 for “outstanding contributions to the state of Berlin.” The medallion is in the shape of the Maltese cross with the coat of arms of Berlin in center. Gilmore was the last person to occupy the position.…
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Duplicate of the original appointment commission for Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, dated January 23, 1997 and signed by President Bill Clinton and Acting Secretary of State Peter Tarnoff.
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These car flags were used on official vehicles carrying the ambassador during Edward Marks’ service as U.S. Ambassador to Guinea-Bissa from 1977-1980.
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Duplicate of the original appointment commission for Secretary of State Colin Powell, dated January 20, 2021, and signed by President George W. Bush and Acting Secretary of State Alan Larson.
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Duplicate of the original appointment commission for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, dated January 26, 2005, and signed by President George W. Bush and Acting Secretary of State Marc Grossman.
