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President Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.


Current Office: President
First Elected: 11/04/2008
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2012
Party: Democratic



Background Information
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Michelle
2 Children: Malia, Sasha.
Birth Date: 08/04/1961
Birthplace: Honolulu, HI
Home City: Chicago, IL
Religion: United Church of Christ

Education:
JD, Harvard Law School, 1991
BA, Columbia University, 1983
Attended, Occidental College.

Professional Experience:
Community Organizer, Chicago, 1985
Author
Lecturer
Attorney, Sidley & Austin
Professor, Constitutional Law, University of Chicago.

Political Experience:
President, United States of America, 2008-present
Senator, United States Senate, 2005-2008
Keynote Speaker, Democratic National Convention, 2004
Senator, Illinois State Senate, 1996-2004.


Organizations:
Center for Neighborhood and Technology
Chicago Annenberg Challenge
Cook County Bar
Cook County Bar Association Community Law Project
President, Harvard Law Review
Board Member, Joyce Foundation
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
Leadership for Quality Education
Board Member, Woods Fund of Chicago.






Photo for President Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.



Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Website:
http://www.whitehouse.gov
Washington, D.C. Webmail:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/cont ...

Washington, D.C. Address
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20500
Phone: 202-456-1414
Phone: 202-456-1111
TTYD: 202-456-6213
Fax: 202-456-2461





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