United States Semiquincentennial Commission

For the now-dissolved advisory committee established in September 2020 by then–U.S. President Donald Trump to support what he called "patriotic education", see 1776 Commission.

Members of the Semiquincentennial Commission present then-Vice President Mike Pence with a copy of a Congressionally-required report in front of a Lincoln portrait by George Henry Story, on January 15, 2020, at the Vice President's Office in the West Wing of the White House. From left to right: Senator Pat Toomey, Rep. Robert Aderholt, Lynn Forney Young, David L. Cohen, Cathy Gillespie, Vice President Mike Pence; James L. Swanson, Dan DiLella, Rosie Gumataotao Rios, and Frank Giordano, executive director of the commission.[1]

The United States Semiquincentennial Commission is the Congressionally-appointed body in charge of promoting and coordinating the United States Semiquincentennial. The commission has been chaired by Rosie Rios since July 2022.

  1. ^ DiStefano, Joseph N. (10 March 2022). "U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission backed staff amid concerns over taking Facebook money and a discrimination suit". The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Lenfest Institute. ISSN 0885-6613. Archived from the original on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.