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| {{Infobox President | |||
| | name = Presidency of Barack Obama | |||
| | image = Official portrait of Barack Obama.jpg | |||
| | order = 44<sup>th</sup> ] | |||
| | term_start = January 20, 2009 | |||
| | term_end = | |||
| | vicepresident = ] | |||
| | preceded by = ] | |||
| | successor = | |||
| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1961|08|4}} | |||
| | birth_place = ], ], ] | |||
| | birthname = Barack Hussein Obama II | |||
| | party = ] | |||
| | spouse = ]<small> (m. 1992)</small> | |||
| | children = ] | |||
| | residence = ], ], ] | |||
| | alma_mater = ]<br>]<br>] | |||
| | profession = ]<br>] | |||
| | religion = ] | |||
| | signature = Barack Obama signature.svg | |||
| | website = | |||
| | footnotes = <div style="background:#CCCCFF;" align=center>'''This article is part of a series about'''</div><div style="font-size:120%; background:#CCCCFF;" align=center>'''Barack Obama'''</div><div style="font-size:120%;" align=center>] {{·}} ] {{·}} ]<br />] {{·}} ] {{·}} ]<br />]{{·}}]<br />]{{·}}]{{·}}]</div>}}{{Obama cabinet infobox}} | |||
| The '''Presidency of ]''' will begin following his ] on January 20, 2009 as the 44th and current ]. Obama defeated ] ] ] in the ]. | |||
| ==Transition period== | |||
| {{main|Presidential transition of Barack Obama}} | |||
| The ] period began following Obama's election to the presidency on November 4, 2008. The Obama-Biden Transition Project was co-chaired by ], ], and ]. During the transition period, Obama announced his nominations for his ] and ]. Shortly after the election on November 6, Obama chose ] ] of ] as his Chief of Staff.<ref> | |||
| {{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/us/politics/07elect.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin|title=Rahm Emanuel Accepts Post as White House Chief of Staff |author=Jeff Zeleny and Peter Baker|date=November 6, 2008 |publisher='']''|accessdate=December 6, 2008}}</ref> Cabinet nominations included former ] rivals ] for ] and formerly ] for ]. On December 1, Obama announced that he had asked ] to remain as ], making Gates the first Defense head to carry over from a president of a different party.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/25/defense-secretary-said-to-be-staying-on/?hp |title=Defense Secretary Said to Be Staying On |accessdate=December 6, 2008 |date=November 25, 2008 |publisher='']'' |last=Baker |first=Peter}}</ref> Obama will also restore the ] to a Cabinet-level position, and nominated former ] ] for the position.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Peter |title=Obama’s Choice for U.N. Is Advocate of Strong Action Against Mass Killings |work=U.S. Politics |format=Article |publisher='']'' |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/01/us/politics/01rice.html?hp |date=November 30, 2008 |accessdate=December 6, 2008}}</ref> In the midst of a ], Obama nominated ] as ].<ref>{{cite web |author=|title=Geithner, Summers among key economic team members announced today |work=Newsroom |publisher=] |date=November 24, 2008 |url=http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/geithner_summers_among_key_economic_team_members_announced_today/ |format=Press release |accessdate=December 6, 2008}}</ref> | |||
| ==First 100 days== | |||
| {{main|Barack Obama's first 100 days}} | |||
| ==References== | |||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| {{Barack Obama}} | |||
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