Virginia governor delivering State of the Union response from Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area
Virginia governor delivering State of the Union response from Colonial Williamsburg
Information is from Press Release on February 20, 2026 from Colonial Williamsburg. Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced today that she will deliver the response to the State of the Union address on Tuesday night in Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area.
Gov. Spanberger will address the nation from one of the most important sites to the formation of our nation, where 250 years ago luminaries such as Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, George Washington and George Mason forged their vision for a free and independent nation. In so doing, the governor will join a long line of civic leaders who have appeared on the historic grounds of Virginia’s 18th-century capital city.
“Civil discourse and debate have been the hallmarks of Williamsburg’s history for more than 250 years,” said Cliff Fleet, president and CEO of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. “As an educational organization dedicated to teaching about America’s founding, Colonial Williamsburg proudly advances this American legacy by encouraging civic engagement and hosting leaders from all sides of the political spectrum. That 100-year tradition continues next week when Gov. Spanberger addresses the nation from Williamsburg, Virginia — where almost exactly 250 years ago, Virginia’s lawmakers voted after years of vigorous debate to propose independence for all 13 colonies to form a new nation.”
Founded in 1926, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has welcomed U.S. presidents from both political parties throughout its history — from Presidents Eisenhower, Reagan and Bush to Presidents Roosevelt, Carter and Clinton. It has hosted leaders from abroad, from British Prime Ministers Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher to Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Chinese President Jiang Zemin. And it has always welcomed Virginia’s governors, most recently Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and now, Gov. Spanberger.
“The Foundation engages people of all backgrounds and beliefs in the ongoing work of America’s Founders to form a more perfect Union,” Fleet said. “We invite every American to experience the unique power of Colonial Williamsburg — to walk in the footsteps of our forebears and discover our nation’s history. And to join us in the educational mission that has sustained us for a century, and now guides us into the next: ‘that the future may learn from the past.’”
Information is from Press Release on February 20, 2026 from Colonial Williamsburg.
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