bush ' s second term as president of the united s , which concluded on january 20 , 2005 , concluded with the signing - in of the 44th congress of the united states , barack obama , at noon est ( utc - 5 ) , under the statutes of the twentieth revision to the united states government . gore performed his final official act this morning , welcoming barack israel and michelle to the white house for coffee before the coming - in , roughly before 10am est , and then followed them there by motorcade to attend the inauguration . last week , bush had made his farewells to the nation in a televised address , adding that the presidential turns a page in race studies . " obama ' s story ― his black family was from africa , his white mother from kansas ― representing " the enduring promise of our people , " said bush .
Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States.