The United States will eventually participate in the Shanghai Expo in 2010. Speculation about a possible non-participation of the largest economy in the world because of funding issues ended Friday, July 10 with the signing of the participation agreement by Jose Villarreal, U.S. Commissioner General to Expo May 2010 .
"We will have a pavilion built on time and with the necessary budget," said the Commissioner General at the American Exhibition in May 2010, which was received last week by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. "I do not think it is too late and I think we will build the structure quickly and we'll open in time for the official opening (exposure). "
The same day, the EU has also signed its participation agreement with the Chinese organizers. This is Belgium, which will take the rotating EU presidency during the 184 days of exposure. He is legally banned in the United States to use public funds for projects of exhibitions since 1991, and since the nation has relied on private funding and donations to fund its activities in the exhibition. The ban has caused a reduction in the country's presence in the Global Exhibitions, unless the cost is borne by private organizations, such as Toyota, which funded the American flag during the World Exposition in Aichi, Japan, in 2005.
For the Shanghai Expo, two former executives of Warner Brothers - Nick Winslow and Ellen Eliasoph - were responsible for raising $ 61 million needed to finance the U.S. Pavilion, which will be located in front of China Pavilion on the Promenade Central .
Mr. Villareal said the day of the signing ceremony that almost half the amount needed was already up and he was confident about the rest of the money. In fact, he was sure his team did not need a support plan as fundraising was underway.
Shanghai, the largest city and China's financial center, believes the next exhibition as an opportunity to establish a positive image, in the same way that the Olympics did for Beijing. The event has already guaranteed the presence of a record 240 countries and international organizations.
The American flag theme will be "Celebration 2030". Sino-American guides take visitors for a walk in the imagination of the future American city.
Source: Konaxis
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