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Wednesday morning, a vote was held in Paris, France to choose the location for the 2027 World Expo, in which Minnesota was up against four other locations around the world to host the event.
Belgrade, Serbia will host the Expo with the theme of "Play for Humanity."
Tunheim handled the Minnesota USA World Expo bid committee, which on June 21 congratulated Serbia for landing the 2027 event.
Members of an international group will vote on an Expo site in Paris. Minnesota is up against Argentina, Serbia, Spain and Thailand.
Bloomington has been selected and appointed by the White House to host the first World's Expo on U.S. soil in 40 years.