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Career
- Government of the United States of America
- 2008–present
- 44th President of the United States Washington, District of Columbia USA
- 2005–2008
- United States Senator from Ilinois United States Senate
- Illinois General Assembly
- 1997–2004
- Member of the Illinois Senate from the 13th District Illinois State Senate
- Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Galland
- 1996–2004
- Of Counsel Chicago, Illinois USA
- 1993–1996
- Associate Chicago, Illinois USA
- University of Chicago Law School
- 1996–2004
- Senior Lecturer (taught constitutional law) Chicago, Illinois USA
- 1992–1996
- Lecturer (taught constitutional law) Chicago, Illinois USA
- 1991–1992
- Visiting Law and Government Fellow Chicago, Illinois USA
- Project Vote
- 1992
- Director Chicago, Illinois USA
- Hopkins & Sutter
- 1990
- Associate Chicago, Illinois USA
- Sidley Austin LLP
- 1989
- Associate Chicago, Illinois USA
- Developing Communities Project
- 1985–1988
- Director Chicago, Illinois USA
- New York Public Interest Research Group
- 1984–1985
- Project Coordinator New York, New York USA
- Business International Corporation
- 1983–1984
- Research Associate Financial Services Division / New York, New York USA
Directorships
- 1995–2002
- Chicago Anneberg Challenge Chicago, Illinois USA Board of Directors Founding President and Chairman of the Board of Directors
- 1994–2002
- The Joyce Foundation Chicago, Illinois USA Board of Directors
- 1994–2002
- Woods Fund of Chicago Chicago, Illinois USA Board of Directors
Professional memberships
- 1991–2007
- Illinois Bar Association Chicago, Illinois, USA Member
Accomplishments of note
- 2012
- Author, nonfiction: The Wit and Wisdom of Barack Obama: A Book of Quotations Publisher: Beta Nu Publishing
- 2010
- Author, children's nonfiction: Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers / New York, New York USA with illustrations by Loren Long Proceeds from the sale of the book are donated to a scholarship fund for the children of fallen and disabled US service personnel
- 2008
- Author, nonfiction: Barack Obama: What He Believes in from His Own Work Publisher: Arc Manor LLC / Rockville, Maryland USA
- 2008
- Author, nonfiction: Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise Publisher: Broadway Books / New York, New York USA
- 2008
- First African-American President of the United States Washington, District of Columbia USA
- 2007
- Author, nonfiction: Barack Obama in His Own Words Publisher: PublicAffairs / New York, New York USA with Lisa Rogak (Editor)
- 2006
- Author: The Audacity of Hope / Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream Publisher: Crown/Three Rivers Press / New York, New York USA Outlines Obama's political and spiritual beliefs; rose to # 1 on the New York Times and Amazon.com Bestsellers Lists
- 1995
- Author, memoir: Dreams from My Father / A Story of Race and Inheritance Publisher: Times Books / New York, New York USA
- 1989
- First African-American President of the Harvard Law Review Harvard Law School / Cambridge, Massachusetts USA
Professional honors and awards
- 2009
- The Nobel Peace Prize Norwegian Nobel Committee on behalf of the estate of Alfred Nobel "For his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples"
Community
Community honors and awards
- 2014
- Barack Obama College Preparatory High School / New selective enrollment Chicago public high school named after the President City of Chicago (Mayor Rahm Emanuel) New selective enrollment Chicago public high school named after the President
- Nationality
- American
- Politics
- Democrat
- Denomination
- Baptized into the United Church of Christ (UCC) ; currently worships with a Southern Baptist pastor at Camp David
- Evergreen Chapel, Camp David, Maryland USA
- Sports
- American football and soccer, baseball, basketball and golf
- Avocation
- Writing
- Hobbies
- Playing basketball with his friends, playing golf, and reading
Education
- Primary school
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School
- Tebet, Jakarta Indonesia
- University
- Columbia University New York City, New York USA Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science with a specialty in international relations 1981–1983
- College
- Occidental College Los Angeles, California USA 1979–1981
- Secondary school
- Panahou School Honolulu, Hawaii USA 1971–1979
- Law School
- Harvard Law School Cambridge, Massachusetts USA Juris Doctorate (J.D.) magna cum laude Law 1988–1991 Editor of the Harvard Law Review
- Native language
- English
- Certificate/License
- Admitted to the Bar of the State of Illinois
- Issued by
- 1991–2007
Honorary Degrees
- 2014
- University of Johannesburg Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa LL.D. Doctor of Laws
- 2010
- Hampton University Hampton, Virginia USA LL.D. Doctor of Laws
- 2010
- University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan USA LL.D. Doctor of Laws
- 2009
- University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana USA LL.D. Doctor of Laws
- 2008
- Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut USA LL.D. Doctor of Laws
- 2007
- Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire USA LL.D. Doctor of Laws
- 2006
- Xavier University of Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana USA LL.D. Doctor of Laws
- 2006
- Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois USA LL.D. Doctor of Laws
- 2006
- University of Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts USA LL.D. Doctor of Laws
- 2005
- Knox College Galesburg, Illinois USA LL.D. Doctor of Laws
Family
Vital statistics
- Birth information
- August 4, 1961
- Gender
- Male
- Place of birth
- Honolulu, Hawaii USA
- Marital status
- Married
Marriage
- 1992–present
- Michelle Obama 2 children Malia Ann Obama (1998) Natasha Obama (2001)
Parents
- Father
- Barack Hussein Obama Sr. (1936 - 1982)
- Mother
- Stanley Ann (Dunham) Obama (1942 - 1995)
Grandparents
- Father's father
- Hussein Onyango OBAMA (1895 - 1979)
- Father's mother
- Habiba Akumu (Nyanjoga) Obama (1918 - 2006)
- Mother's father
- Stanley Armour DUNHAM (1918 - 1992)
- Mother's mother
- Madelyn Lee (Payne) Dunham (1922 - 2008)
Ancestry
- Kenyan, English, German, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Swiss, and French