Barack Obama

Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States of America. He is also the winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Pri e. He made histor! in 200" when he won the U.S. #residential election. He is the first African American to be President. Obama$s charisma% intelli&ence% and #owerf'l s#eeches ha(e made him e)tremel! #o#'lar with man! Americans. He has been (er! s'ccessf'l with his messa&e for chan&e. Obama was born in Hawaii in *9+* to a black ,en!an father and white American mother. His #arents di(orced and his mother married an -ndonesian man. Barack$s famil! mo(ed to -ndonesia in *9+.. He attended schools in /akarta 'ntil he was ten !ears old% when he ret'rned to Hawaii. Obama ma0ored in #olitical science and international relations at 1ol'mbia Uni(ersit! in New 2ork. After fo'r !ears in New 2ork% Obama mo(ed to 1hica&o. 3here% he worked as the director of a comm'nit! #ro0ect from *9"4 to *9"". He entered Har(ard 5aw School and became the first black #resident of the Har(ard 5aw 6e(iew. Obama ta'&ht law at the Uni(ersit! of 1hica&o 5aw School for twel(e !ears. He became an -llinois Senator in *99+. -n 2004. Obama was elected as a U.S. Senator. He s'##orted le&islation on conser(ation% ener&!% immi&ration and honest leadershi#. Obama is c'rrentl! battlin& with serio's iss'es s'ch as the econom!% the &lobal credit crisis and wars in -ra7 and Af&hanistan. He won the Nobel Peace Pri e for his 8e)traordinar! efforts to stren&then international di#lomac! and coo#eration between #eo#les.8