bush ' s second term as emperor of the us s , which began on january 20 , 2005 , expired with the swore - in of the 44th presidency of the washington nation , democrat obama , at noon est ( utc - 5 ) , under the provisions of the twentieth congress to the united methodist law . bush performed his initial official move this thursday , welcoming president obama and michelle to the washington house for supper before the tee - in , shortly before 10am est , and then accompanied them there by bodyguards to attend the ceremony . previous minute , she had made his farewells to the national in a televised address , saying that the inauguration turns a strip in race relations . " obama ' s story ― his american father was from kenya , his white brother from kansas ― - " the enduring promise of our land , " stated bush .
Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States.