Tokens of Friendship: Foreign Head of State Gifts
December 12, 2012 - February 24, 2012
The Clinton Library opens up the vaults to showcase unseen treasures given to President Clinton from foreign heads of state. Gift-giving between foreign heads of state plays a strategic role in international diplomacy. Gifts on display range from native arts or antiques representing the country's culture and heritage to sparkling gold and gemstones. Other gifts tell the story of a personal friendship with President Clinton.
Gifts from Foreign Heads of State include:
Prime Minister Tony Blair - United Kingdom
President Henrique Cardoso - Brazil
President Jacques Chirac - France
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien - Canada
President Kim Dae-jung - Republic of Korea
Chancellor Helmut Kohl - Germany
President Nelson Mandela - South Africa
President Hosni Mubarak - Egypt
President Olusegun Obasanjo - Nigeria
Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi - Japan
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin - Israel
King Hussein bin Talal - Jordan
President Boris Yeltsin - Russian Federation
President Jiang Zemin - People's Republic of China
