U.S. Offering to Host WRC-27

The U.S. is offering to host the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference. In a letter Monday to ITU Secretary-General Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick offered to host "here, in the beautiful United States of America." He said with Rwanda withdrawing its bid to host, the U.S. "stands ready and willing to step up to provide a free and open environment to host this critical conference." The Lutnick letter does not specify one host city but says it could be "any number of cities," including Washington. Shanghai has been seen as the most likely host for WRC-27 (see 2506180073).