President Barack Obama

Barack H. Obama is now officially the 44th President of the United States. The first African-American to be elected president of the U.S.A. was sworn in with the same Bible used at the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln in 1861.

An estimated two million people were present in Washington D.C. for the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th President. The audience that watched the swearing in of President Obama was global, and may possibly be counted in the billions.

In his inaugural address, President Barack Obama spoke with great eloquence not only to his own fellow American citizens, but also to citizens of the world. He pledged renewed American leadership on the world stage for those oppressed politically and seeking economic opportunity with justice. On the home front, President Obama also spoke of individual responsibility, the need to make tough choices and the long road ahead for leading America out of the global economic crisis.

Now that Barack Obama is the 44th President and Joe Biden the Vice President, it can be truly said that the George W. Bush era is over. The entire world now looks to President Obama to lead America in a new direction.