Pada kesempatan itu, Amerika Serikat menolak untuk memberi komitmen, tapi Rice mengatakan kepada wartawan saat ia terbang ke Paris, Rabu malm, Amerika Serikat akan menjanjikan 770 juta dolar AS buat Lebanon, dana yang harus disetujui oleh Kongres AS.
On that occasion, the United States refused to make any commitment, but Rice told reporters as she flew to Paris late on Wednesday that the United States would pledge $770 million for Lebanon, funds that must be approved by the U.S. Congress.