For his first meeting with Vladimir Putin in Geneva this week, President Joe Biden gifted his Russian counterpart a pair of American- made sunglasses in the US leader’s signature aviator style.
Peter Waskiewicz, head of Randolph Engineering , said he felt “surprised” at seeing the sunglasses his company made become a diplomatic token at a meeting followed the world over.
“It was a normal business day until about after 12:00, when the phones started ringing and the social media went abuzz, then we realized what was going on, “he told AFP, saying it was “pretty tense and exciting”.
Specs of this style are often worn by the military -the company has had a contract with the US armed forces since 1978, which buys some 25,000 pairs per month.
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