well, thats not what a State Dept. official said yesterday on TV... they said families in the US could register people in Lebanon...
Maybe by paying a personal visit to State?
They may be finally getting their act together, but that was not the case last week when this all blew up.
At this stage, registering a family member is of little real help. The time to register is when you first arrive.
All information is flowing out of the embassy right now to people that were already registered. Notices went out to consulate warden living in the country when trouble first broke. They wardens contacted the people that were on their list and likely are still in contact with them now.
The wardens will not be getting updated lists in this environment - at least not with any efficiency. Efforts have turned toward dealing with the problem. But they will be getting notices and passing them along.
My advise for anyone there and not already registered is to try and find the consulate warden in your area.
Talk to hotel managers at Western run properties (a European or Aussie hotel manager is still likely to know who the U.S. guy is in the area).
As a last resort, consider going to the areas where you know Americans hung out but be very careful doing that. Not good to be in those areas when you are in this situation. But, if all else fails, a quick trip to see if anyone is there may help with information.