Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
AbbreviationALBC
SuccessorAbraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation
Formation2000
TypeState-Federal partnership
ALBC Co-Chair
Richard J. Durbin
ALBC Co-chair
Harold Holzer

The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission (ALBC) was the congressionally created, 14-member federal commission focused on planning and commemorating the 200th birthday of the United States' 16th president on February 12, 2009. The commission served for ten years, from 2000 to 2010. Its official successor organization, announced in 2011 with an expanded board and broadened mission, is the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation.