USA: Barack Obama (1961 - ), 44th President of the United States (2009-2016), official portrait as President-elect, January 13, 2009

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States, as well as the first African American to hold the office.

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review.

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Supplier: CPA Media Co. Ltd.

Photographer:

Pete Souza

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