Daniel DiLella chaired the United States Semiquincentennial Commission when it was formally organized in 2018.
DiLella, a private-equity real-estate executive, was appointed chair in April 2018. The commission’s members were sworn in at Independence Hall in Philadelphia on November 16, 2018, beginning the organization’s formal planning work for the 250th anniversary.
The commission included private citizens, members of Congress, and federal officials. Its responsibilities included recommending programs, coordinating national participation, and commemorating the broad history of the United States rather than only the military events of the Revolution.
Rosie Rios later became chair in 2022, so her name is associated with a subsequent phase of planning. Joe Daniels served as the commission’s chief executive officer, not its original chair. These separate roles make the 2018 leadership detail easy to mix up.