日本語

Illinois senator Barack Obama was elected the 44th president and first African-American president of the United States on November 4 in the United States. He and his running mate, Delaware senator Joe Biden, took the oath of office on January 20, 2009.

Video (~15 min. 49.6 MB) (With Japanese subtitles)

President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address English Original Japanese Translation

	Barack Obama （44th President of the United States） • Biography • High-resolution photo - 800KB
	Joe Biden（The 47th Vice President) Biography

The Cabinet Key posts and the president-elect's choices to fill them
	State Hillary Clinton		Treasury Timothy F. Geithner		Defense Robert Gates
	Justice Eric Holder		Interior Ken Salazar		Agriculture Tom Vilsack
	Commerce Gary Locke		Labor Hilda Solis		Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius
	Housing, Urban Development Shaun Donovan		Transportation Ray LaHood		Energy Steven Chu
	Education Arne Duncan		Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki		Homeland Security Janet Napolitano
	White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel		Environmental Protection Lisa Jackson		Management and Budget Peter R. Orszag
	National Drug Control Policy Learn More		U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk		National Security Mike Mullen

Economic Team (Press Release 1) (Press Release 2)

Security Team (Press Release)

• White House
  
  
• Blueprint for change: Obama and Biden's plan for America
  
  
• Barack Obama, 44th President of United States (PDF 774 KB, 16 p.)
  Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State
  
  
• First 100 Days - Blogs at America.gov
  
  
• THE BRIEFING ROOM - THE BLOG
  White House
  
  
• President Obama’s Inaugural Address
  Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, January 20, 2009
  
  
• "The 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration"
  Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State, January 2009
  [PDF版] (4.08MB, 20 p.)
  
  
• Readout on the President's Meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Aso
  The White House, February 24, 2009
  
  
Speech Transcripts


• Obama in His Own Words (PDF 7.3 MB, 95 p.)
  U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs, January 2009
  
  
• Remarks of President Barack Obama -- Address to Joint Session of Congress
  White Houes, February 24, 2009
  
  
• The President in Prague. President Obama addresses a crowd in Hradcany Square on April 5, 2009
  [Video]


• President Obama Speaks to the Muslim World from Cairo, Egypt on June 4, 2009
  [Video]



• President Obamas Address at the New Economic School in Moscow on July 7, 2009
  [Video]



• President Obama Speaks in Ghana on July 11, 2009
  [Video]



• White House Media Center


U.S. Presidential Transitions


• U.S. Presidential Transitions
  Electronic Journal of the U.S. Department of State, January 2009
  
  
• Executive Order: Facilitation of a Presidential Transition
  The White House, October 9, 2008
  
  
• 2009 Congressional and Presidential Transition: Serving the Congress and the Nation
  U.S. Government Accountability Office
  
  
• 2008-2009 Presidential Transition Resources
  
  
• CRS Reports
  - Presidential Transitions: Issues Involving Outgoing and Incoming Administrations
  CRS Report for Congress, October 23, 2008 RL34722 (PDF 204 KB, 35 pages)
  
  - 2008-2009 Presidential Transition: National Security Considerations and Options
  CRS Report for Congress, April 21, 2008 RL34456 (PDF 265 KB, 52 pages)
  
  
• The Plum Book (United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions): 2008 Edition
  
  
• 2008 Presidential Election (Archive)