Barack Obama facts

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is the President of the United States and a former junior United States Senator from Illinois. Obama is the first African American to be elected President of the United States. He is a graduate of Columbia College of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he was president of the Harvard Law Review. Obama worked as a community organizer and practiced as a civil rights attorney before serving... more

Date of birth:

Aug 4, 1961 (age 48 years)

Place of birth:

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Religion:

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President number:

Vice president:

Joe Biden

Also known as:

Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.,
Barack Hussein Obama,
Obama,
President Obama,
Barack H. Obama II,
Barack Hussein Obama II,
Barack Obama II,
President Barack Hussein Obama II,
Sen. Barack Obama

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Vice president

Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. (pronounced /ˈdʒoʊzɨf rɒbɨˈnɛt ˈbaɪdən/; born November 20, 1942), is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States under the administration of President Barack Obama. He was a United States Senator from Delaware from January 3, 1973 until his resignation...

The 44th President of the United States

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George W. Bush

George Walker Bush ( /ˈdʒɔrdʒ ˈwɔːkər ˈbʊʃ/ (help·info); born July 6, 1946) was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and the...

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Government Positions Held:

Office, position, or title	Governmental body (if position is part of one)	Jurisdiction of office	Legislative sessions	District represented (if position is district-related)	From	To
Illinois State Senator	Illinois Senate	Illinois			Jan 8, 1997	Nov 4, 2004
United States Senator	United States Senate	United States of America	109th United States Congress 110th United States Congress	Illinois	Jan 4, 2005	Nov 16, 2008
President of the United States		United States of America			Jan 20, 2009

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President of the United States of United States of America

Jan 20, 1981

Ronald Reagan
Jan 20, 1989

George H. W. Bush
Jan 20, 1993

Bill Clinton
Jan 20, 2001

George W. Bush
Jan 20, 2009

Barack Obama

Party:

Democratic Party

Election campaigns:

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Legislative committees served on:

Committee	Session
United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations	110th United States Congress
United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions	110th United States Congress

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Appointees:

Officeholder	Office, position, or title	Governmental body (if position is part of one)	From
	Director of the Domestic Policy Council	Executive Office of the President of the United States	Jan 2009
	Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers	Executive Office of the President of the United States	Jan 2009
Rob Nabors	Deputy Director, United States Office of Management and Budget	Executive Office of the President of the United States	Jan 2009
Robert Gibbs	White House Press Secretary	Executive Office of the President of the United States	Jan 2009
Lawrence Summers	Head of National Economic Council	Executive Office of the President of the United States	Jan 2009
Christina Tchen	White House Director of Public Liaison	Executive Office of the President of the United States	Jan 20, 2009
Phil Schiliro	Assistant to the President, Legislative Affairs	Executive Office of the President of the United States	Jan 20, 2009
	White House Communications Director	Executive Office of the President of the United States	Jan 20, 2009
Ron Kirk	United States Trade Representative	Executive Office of the President of the United States	Jan 20, 2009
David Axelrod	Senior Advisor to the President of the United States	Executive Office of the President of the United States	Jan 20, 2009

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Produces:

U.S. Senator Barack Obama Podcast

Location:

Washington

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Sexual orientation:

Heterosexuality

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Award Winner

Awards Won:

Year	Award	Winning work	Notes/Description
2006	Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album	Dreams from My Father
2009	Nobel Peace Prize		"for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"
2008	Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album	The Audacity of Hope

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Nobel Peace Prize Winners

2006

Grameen Bank
2007

Al Gore

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
2008

Martti Ahtisaari
2009

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Place of birth:

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Barack Obama Quotes

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Appointment made:

Appointed Role	Appointee	Declared on
U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator	Eric Goosby	Apr 29, 2009
Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs	Judith A. McHale	Apr 20, 2009
Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs	Johnnie Carson	Mar 3, 2009
Secretary of State	Hillary Rodham Clinton	Jan 20, 2009
Deputy Secretary	James Steinberg	Jan 20, 2009
Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources	Jacob Lew	Jan 20, 2009
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security	Ellen Tauscher	May 6, 2009
Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs	Maria Otero	Jun 9, 2009
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs	Philip Gordon	Mar 11, 2009
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues	Melanne Verveer	Mar 11, 2009

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Country of nationality:

United States of America

Gender:

Male

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Siblings:

Maya Soetoro-Ng

Spouse (or domestic partner):

Spouse	From	Type of union
Michelle Obama	Oct 18, 1992	Marriage

Employment history:

Employer	Title	From	To
University of Chicago	Lecturer	1993	2004
Miner, Barnhill & Galland	Associate Attorney	1993	1996
Sidley Austin	Associate Attorney	1988	1988
Business International Corporation	Editor	1983	1984

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Education:

Institution	Start Date	End Date	Degree	Major/Field Of Study	Specialization
Harvard Law School	1988	1991	Juris Doctor
Columbia University		1983	Bachelor of Arts	Political Science	International relations
Occidental College
Punahou School		1979
Bachelor of Arts

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Height:

1.88 m (6.17 ft )

Weight:

80 kg (180 lb )

Places lived:

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Employees and other personnel:

Person	Title
Adam Frankel	Speechwriter
Ben Rhodes	Speechwriter

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Member of:

Congressional Black Caucus

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Representations In Fiction:

Matt Santos

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You know, I’ve always wanted to ask one of these guys a question and really corner them and get them to answer a question for once instead of tap dancing around it. And unfortunately I asked the question, but I still got a tap dance. Almost as good as Sammy Davis Jr.

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Nominated At:

2008 Democratic National Convention

Votes for Pres. Nomination:

Convention	Tally
2008 Democratic National Convention	1,549

Conventions Spoken At:

Date	Venue	Conventions Spoken At
Aug 28, 2008	INVESCO Field at Mile High	2008 Democratic National Convention
		2004 Democratic National Convention

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Law firm:

Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland

Lawyer type:

Constitutional law

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Achievements:

Category	Achievement
African American	President of the United States
African American	President of the Harvard Law Review

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Speeches or presentations:

Event	Speaker(s)	Type or format of presentation	Notable speech (optional)
Barack Obama election victory speech, 2008		Speech
CNN-YouTube Presidential Debates	John Edwards Dennis Kucinich Hillary Rodham Clinton Christopher Dodd Joe Biden Mike Gravel Bill Richardson	Debate
Obama–McCain debates	John McCain	Debate
		Speech	Barack Obama Speech to the Muslim World: A New Beginning

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Pets Owned:

Pet	Owner	From
Bo	Malia Ann Obama Michelle Obama Natasha Obama	2009

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Inauguration:

Barack Obama 2009 presidential inauguration

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SNL impersonations:

Barack Obama (Fred Armisen)

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Product Endorser:

Demi Moore

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Individual names:

Given name(s)	Family name(s)
Hussein Barack	Obama

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