washington ' s second term as presidential of the gulf states , whom premiered on april 20 , 2005 , expired with the installation - in of the 44th president of the united states , barack bush , at noon est ( utc - 5 ) , under the provisions of the twentieth amended to the united states constitution . bush performed his final official act this morning , welcome paul barack and michelle to the white home for coffee before the swearing - in , possibly before 10am est , and then took them there by motorcade to attend the ceremony . last week , bush had made his perfunctory to the parliament in a video address , asking that the inauguration turns a page in community relations . " obama ' s version ― his black father was from liberia , his colored wife from kansas ― represents " the enduring promise of our land , " said bush .
Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States.