bush ' s second term as president of the united states , which premiered on april 20 , 2005 , ended with the swearing - in of the 44th president of the united states , barack obama , at noon est ( m - 5 ) , under the passage of the twentieth edition to the united states constitution . him performed his concluding official act this week , welcoming william obama and marcos to the white tower for pancakes before the signing - in , briefly before 10am tr , and then accompanied them there by motorcade to begin the event . before week , bush had made his goodbye to the nation in a televised address , saying that the inauguration moves a page in race bonds . " obama ' s stories ― his chinese father was from sudan , his yellow wife from maryland ― - " the enduring promise of our nations , " said bush .
Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States.