Barack H. Obama is the 44th President of the United States.
His story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others.
With a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, President Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He was raised with help from his grandfather, who served in Patton's army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management at a bank.
After working his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans, President Obama moved to Chicago, where he worked with a group of churches to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants.
He went on to attend law school, where he became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. Upon graduation, he returned to Chicago to help lead a voter registration drive, teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and remain active in his community.
President Obama's years of public service are based around his unwavering belief in the ability to unite people around a politics of purpose. In the Illinois State Senate, he passed the first major ethics reform in 25 years, cut taxes for working families, and expanded health care for children and their parents. As a United States Senator, he reached across the aisle to pass groundbreaking lobbying reform, lock up the world's most dangerous weapons, and bring transparency to government by putting federal spending online.
He was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008, and sworn in on January 20, 2009. He and his wife, Michelle, are the proud parents of two daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7.
His story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others.
With a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, President Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He was raised with help from his grandfather, who served in Patton's army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management at a bank.
After working his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans, President Obama moved to Chicago, where he worked with a group of churches to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants.
He went on to attend law school, where he became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. Upon graduation, he returned to Chicago to help lead a voter registration drive, teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and remain active in his community.
President Obama's years of public service are based around his unwavering belief in the ability to unite people around a politics of purpose. In the Illinois State Senate, he passed the first major ethics reform in 25 years, cut taxes for working families, and expanded health care for children and their parents. As a United States Senator, he reached across the aisle to pass groundbreaking lobbying reform, lock up the world's most dangerous weapons, and bring transparency to government by putting federal spending online.
He was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008, and sworn in on January 20, 2009. He and his wife, Michelle, are the proud parents of two daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7.
THE CABINET
The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself. Established in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, the Cabinet's role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office.
The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments — the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.
In order of succession to the Presidency:
Department of StateSecretary-designate: Hillary R. Clintonwww.state.gov
Department of the TreasurySecretary-designate: Timothy F. Geithnerwww.treasury.gov
Department of DefenseSecretary: Robert M. Gateswww.defenselink.mil
Department of JusticeAttorney General-designate: Eric H. Holderwww.usdoj.gov
Department of the InteriorSecretary-designate: Ken L. Salazar www.doi.gov
Department of AgricultureSecretary-designate: Tom J. Vilsackwww.usda.gov
Department of Commerce: www.commerce.gov
Department of LaborSecretary-designate: Hilda L. Soliswww.dol.gov
Department of Health and Human ServicesSecretary-designate: Tom A. Daschlewww.hhs.gov
Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentSecretary-designate: Shaun Donovanwww.hud.gov
Department of TransportationSecretary-designate: Ray H. LaHoodwww.dot.gov
Department of EnergySecretary-designate: Steven Chuwww.energy.gov
Department of EducationSecretary-designate: Arne Duncanwww.ed.gov
Department of Veterans AffairsSecretary-designate: Eric K. Shinsekiwww.va.gov
Department of Homeland SecuritySecretary-designate: Janet Napolitanowww.dhs.gov
The tradition of the Cabinet dates back to the beginnings of the Presidency itself. Established in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, the Cabinet's role is to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of each member's respective office.
The Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments — the Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General.
In order of succession to the Presidency:
Department of StateSecretary-designate: Hillary R. Clintonwww.state.gov
Department of the TreasurySecretary-designate: Timothy F. Geithnerwww.treasury.gov
Department of DefenseSecretary: Robert M. Gateswww.defenselink.mil
Department of JusticeAttorney General-designate: Eric H. Holderwww.usdoj.gov
Department of the InteriorSecretary-designate: Ken L. Salazar www.doi.gov
Department of AgricultureSecretary-designate: Tom J. Vilsackwww.usda.gov
Department of Commerce: www.commerce.gov
Department of LaborSecretary-designate: Hilda L. Soliswww.dol.gov
Department of Health and Human ServicesSecretary-designate: Tom A. Daschlewww.hhs.gov
Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentSecretary-designate: Shaun Donovanwww.hud.gov
Department of TransportationSecretary-designate: Ray H. LaHoodwww.dot.gov
Department of EnergySecretary-designate: Steven Chuwww.energy.gov
Department of EducationSecretary-designate: Arne Duncanwww.ed.gov
Department of Veterans AffairsSecretary-designate: Eric K. Shinsekiwww.va.gov
Department of Homeland SecuritySecretary-designate: Janet Napolitanowww.dhs.gov
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