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President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will add yet another job to his already-stacked list of responsibilities: leading the charge to bid for the World Expo and bring it to the United States.
“Today, I am announcing the United States’ intention to bid for the World Expo 2035,” the president said. “The Great State of Florida has expressed strong interest in hosting the Expo in Miami, which I fully support. Miami Expo 2035 can be the next big milestone in our new Golden Age of America.”
He said he was appointing “Miami native” Rubio to chair “the efforts of coordinating and advancing this exciting opportunity to convene the World.”
“We will create thousands of jobs, and add Billions of Dollars in GROWTH, to our Economy,” President Trump said in his statement.
He continued, “In my First Term as President, I fought hard to bring the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 LA Summer Olympics to the U.S.A. I now have the Honor of hosting as the 47th President, plus America250, G20 Doral, and the G7. I look forward to winning and participating in the Miami Expo 2035!”
The World Expo is an international gathering of nations in a single exhibition, serving as a platform for innovation, education, and creativity across cultures.
The most recent expo was held in Japan. According to the Bureau International des Expositions, Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai hosted more than 29 million visitors.
The next scheduled World Expo will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2030.
Secretary Rubio, in addition to his duties as Secretary of State, is also the acting national security advisor and the acting archivist of the United States.
He has repeatedly earned praise from President Donald Trump for his exceptional work.
“Marco has been fantastic,” President Trump said of the Secretary of State during comments in Davos, Switzerland, this week. “…He’s going to go down as the best Secretary of State.”
