US Official: Lebanon’s govt wants to help

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00:00So what I think the new prime minister has done is to put together an excellent cabinet.

00:05I mean, these are people, and I met them.

00:07First of all, everyone came in.

00:08They didn't have a party affiliation.

00:10And they swore not to run for the election next year in the May 26th election.

00:14So it was people that were coming just to try and help turn their country around.

00:18You're talking about Blackstone executives, HSBC, JPMorgan.

00:22I mean, these are Lebanese diaspora from around the world that said,

00:26I'm in a really lucrative career, but I'm going to put that career on hold to come back and try and save my country.