mˈoʊst əv hɪz tɹˈɪps—tʊ ɪɹˈæk, lˈɛbənˌɑːn, tˈɜːki, ˈɪzɹiːəl, ˈiːdʒɪpt, lˈɪbɪə, bˈɑːsniə, kˈɑːsəvˌoʊ, dʒˈɔːɹdʒə, ænd sˈɛvɹəl ˈʌðɚ plˈeɪsᵻz—ɑːɹ pˈeɪd fɔːɹ ˌaʊɾəv hɪz ˈoʊn pˈɑːkɪt, ɔːlðˈoʊ hiː hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐksˈɛptᵻd fˈʌndɪŋ fɹʌmðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv ˌæzɚbaɪdʒˈɑːn, ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən dʒˈuːɪʃ kəmˈɪɾi ænd ðə lˌɛbənˈiːz pɹˈoʊwˈɛstɚn mˈɑːɹtʃ fˈoːɹtiːn ɐlˈaɪəns fɔːɹ tɹˈɪps tʊ ˌæzɚbaɪdʒˈɑːn, ˈɪzɹiːəl, ænd lˈɛbənˌɑːn, ɹᵻspˈɛktɪvli.
Most of his trips—to Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Bosnia, Kosovo, Georgia, and several other places—are paid for out of his own pocket, although he has also accepted funding from the government of Azerbaijan, the American Jewish Committee and the Lebanese pro-western March 14 alliance for trips to Azerbaijan, Israel, and Lebanon, respectively.