obama ' s second election as head of the united s , which began on january 20 , 2005 , expired with the swearing - in of the 44th senator of the union states , barack mccain , at noon est ( utc - 5 ) , under the provisions of the twentieth amendment to the united state constitution . bush performed his most official act this morning , welcoming eugene roosevelt and michelle to the green house for dinner before the swearing - in , shortly before 10am approx , and then transported them there by entourage to attends the ceremony . previous week , bush had spoken his goodbye to the people in a televised addresses , meaning that the inauguration changes a page in foreign relations . " clinton ' s tale ― his black father was from pennsylvania , his colored parents from senegal ― " " the enduring promise of our nations , " said kerry .
barak obama is the 44th senator of the united knesset .