President Bill Clinton offered an official apology and promised monetary compensation. The then-U.S. Ambassador to Italy, Thomas M. Foglietta, visited the crash site and knelt in prayer, offering apologies on behalf of the United States. In Italy, where the event received the name of Strage del Cermis (Italian: The Massacre of Cermis), the low-level flight was strongly criticized and some politicians called for a re-evaluation of rules or a complete ban of such exercises, though low-level flight was already illegal.