{"id":38179,"date":"2021-07-29T13:39:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T20:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=38179"},"modified":"2021-07-29T13:39:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T20:39:26","slug":"united-states-bid-to-host-expo-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=38179","title":{"rendered":"United States Bid to Host Expo 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>07\/29\/2021 04:05 PM EDT<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Office of the Spokesperson<\/p>\n<p>Today, the U.S.\u00a0Charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires\u00a0in Paris delivered a letter of candidature from Secretary Blinken to the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) confirming that a proposal from Minnesota USA Expo is the United States\u2019 national bid to host Expo 2027.\u00a0 The proposed specialized Expo, commonly known as a World\u2019s Fair, will focus on global health and sustainability under the theme \u201cHealthy People, Healthy Planet: Wellness and Well-Being for All,\u201d and will invite the world\u2019s nations to showcase innovative and collaborative solutions to our shared challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of State, in collaboration with the Department of Commerce, will work with the Minnesota organizing committee, U.S. businesses and industry, cultural leaders and organizations, and civil society to develop an Expo that promotes American prosperity, strengthens global alliances, and connects our global community.\u00a0 The United States looks forward to securing support from member states of the BIE ahead of the expected vote in November 2022 to select the host city for Expo 2027.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Minnesota USA Expo 2027, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA3MjkuNDM4NzYzMTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2xua3MuZ2QvbC9leUpoYkdjaU9pSklVekkxTmlKOS5leUppZFd4c1pYUnBibDlzYVc1clgybGtJam94TURBc0luVnlhU0k2SW1Kd01qcGpiR2xqYXlJc0ltSjFiR3hsZEdsdVgybGtJam9pTWpBeU1UQTNNamt1TkRNNE56UXlOVEVpTENKMWNtd2lPaUpvZEhSd09pOHZkM2QzTG0xcGJtNWxjMjkwWVhWellXVjRjRzh1WTI5dEluMC51Tno3LW1VenZDNDlETzdnTk9LRWQxRDkyRnVlUUVvRzNhbVROTlc3VmZnL3MvMTI5MjkyMzcyNi9ici8xMTAxMjYwMjg1ODYtbCJ9.CI3J3Ro9UhqquIsHCs-ll37RX63hEEJN_65jKAhTc7M\/s\/1421353029\/br\/110128433929-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA3MjkuNDM4NzYzMTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2xua3MuZ2QvbC9leUpoYkdjaU9pSklVekkxTmlKOS5leUppZFd4c1pYUnBibDlzYVc1clgybGtJam94TURBc0luVnlhU0k2SW1Kd01qcGpiR2xqYXlJc0ltSjFiR3hsZEdsdVgybGtJam9pTWpBeU1UQTNNamt1TkRNNE56UXlOVEVpTENKMWNtd2lPaUpvZEhSd09pOHZkM2QzTG0xcGJtNWxjMjkwWVhWellXVjRjRzh1WTI5dEluMC51Tno3LW1VenZDNDlETzdnTk9LRWQxRDkyRnVlUUVvRzNhbVROTlc3VmZnL3MvMTI5MjkyMzcyNi9ici8xMTAxMjYwMjg1ODYtbCJ9.CI3J3Ro9UhqquIsHCs-ll37RX63hEEJN_65jKAhTc7M\/s\/1421353029\/br\/110128433929-l&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627677407597000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE0wJQ1W0jZLSZdrqOPh5GKS0SrtA\">www.MinnesotaUSAExpo.com<\/a><wbr><\/wbr>\u00a0and follow @USAExpo2027 on Twitter.\u00a0 Hosting Expo 2027 in\u00a0Minnesota will continue our nation\u2019s long tradition of hosting World\u2019s Fairs and would be the first in the United States since 1984.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>07\/29\/2021 04:05 PM EDT &nbsp; Office&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s-a","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38179"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38180,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38179\/revisions\/38180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}