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This week, the State Department’s internal watchdog indicated than the bottle of Japanese whiskey for about $ 6, 000 dollars that was a gift to Mike Pompeo and was reported missing, still has not been located .
In addition, the inspector general Department noted that the so-called “gift vault” in which presents are kept given to senior government officials The United States was in “a state of disarray” when Joe Biden took office in January.
Added that new controls and safeguards are needed to ensure that what is stored there is stored properly.
The inspector noted that he could not find the bo Suntory Hibiki whiskey tella of 30 years which was a gift for the then secretary of state by the Japanese government in 2019 , together with a commemorative gold coin of 22 carats valued in $ 560 dollars .
In August, the items were reported as missing in a notification filed with the Federal Register , date a representative for Pompeo said he knew nothing about the gift or his search.
It was later revealed that in a warehouse they found a collection of porcelain and copper vases valued at $ 20, 000 dollars , a non-specific number of commemorative pewter trays of the G- 7, marble jewelery boxes and leather briefcases valued at $ 680 dollars .
The gold coin and the whiskey bottle, however, have not been found. Authorities say the search is made difficult by the lack of an inventory system and that there are no security cameras outside the gift vault.
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