Also, the new head of the American Institute in Taiwan, Richard Bush (who had just been appointed that morning), met Lee's plane in Hawaii, showing the friendly attitude of the US Department of State.
而美方也快速地決定懸宕八個月的美國在台協會理事主席職缺，由這位四日上午才走馬上任的理事主席卜睿哲在夏威夷代表美方接機，顯示出美國國務院的善意。