They later emerged at the state reception room to greet staff from Aras An Uchtarain and the South African embassy.
"It's just a mark of appreciation from the good people of Nigeria, " Yar'Adua said during a state reception in the country's capital Abuja on Saturday.
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However, when the two are different, as in the case of purchasing a present for someone who lives in another state, the use of giving the gift occurs in a different state from the reception of the gift.
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Unlike the unfriendly reception Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice received yesterday at the Foreign Relations Committee from Democrats and Republicans alike, Gates actually heard some words of encouragement.
Last week, David Satterfield, a US State Department envoy, got a cool reception from Israeli officials for the roadmap.
And with that, it is my pleasure to invite you all to join us for a reception right outside in the State Room.
Speaking at the opening reception of the Forum, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague MP commended the ICT Competency Framework.
He was one of about a dozen Muslim athletes honored in 2011 at a reception hosted by then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the State Department in Washington.
Internet start-ups are likely to continue winning a warm reception, helped by their looser links to the state and the continuing fever surrounding new-economy stocks.
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The duke and duchess will travel to the US state of California for two days from 8 July, attending a black-tie Bafta reception and dinner in Los Angeles on 9 July.
At the reception, each guest received a lapel button to wear with either a South Carolina state flag or a Kiwi bird, a national symbol of New Zealand.
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