The group will be led by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Dina Powell and will include Intel Corp. Chairman Craig Barrett, Cisco Systems Inc. Chief Executive John Chambers, Ghafari Inc. Chairman Yousif Ghafari and Ray Irani, chairman of Occidental Petroleum Corp.

The White House said the delegation will meet with Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and will visit areas hit by the bombing. The conflict killed nearly 1,200 people in Lebanon and 157 in Israel.

The group is setting up a fund to seek private donations from Americans for the rebuilding of the country.

Picture: Dina Powell, Deputy Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. She was born in Cairo, Egypt, the daughter of Onsy Habib, an officer in the Egyptian army. She was raised from the age of four in Dallas, Texas

Source: Reuters, Ya Libnan