The State Department announced on Tuesday that it is releasing limited-edition passports in honor of the United States’s 250th birthday.
The passports will be released this summer as the country celebrates the semiquincentennial and will feature images of President Donald Trump, a historic painting of the Founding Fathers at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and text from the document.
“As the United States celebrates America’s 250th anniversary in July, @StateDept is preparing to release a limited number of specially designed U.S. Passports to commemorate this historic occasion,” State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a post on X highlighting the development.
The launch is expected to coincide with the 250th anniversary in July. The back cover of the passport will feature another nod to the milestone, including an American flag with “250” centered between 13 stars representing the original colonies.
The State Department’s passport initiative is one of many being rolled out over the course of 2026 to mark the milestone anniversary.
Trump and his Freedom 250 organization are overseeing occasions such as the first-ever UFC fight on the White House lawn and a historic, free IndyCar race in Washington, D.C.
America250, the organization tasked by Congress to celebrate the milestone, is likewise leading a host of events, including nationwide block parties on July 4 that it says will be “the largest synchronized Fourth of July celebration in U.S. history.” The organization last month announced that through America Gives, it had surpassed 2.5 million volunteer hours in its effort to pull off the largest such national initiative in U.S. history.
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Last week, the country’s last four living former presidents hailed the milestone in rare interviews, telling NBC News that despite challenges, they are confident the U.S. will “have another 250-year run that’s going to be just as good.”
“One of the key things I’m going to try to do during the 250th is encourage citizens to participate in the process, and if you don’t like what’s going on, vote, and that’s how America heals itself,” former President George W. Bush said. “Be a citizen, not a spectator. And by that I mean participate in the process, but also love a neighbor like you’d like to be loved yourself.”