Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Joe Biden Names Carlos Elizondo, An Out Gay Man, As White House Social Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden has named the first out member of his White House staff — Carlos Elizondo, a gay man who will be the White House Social Secretary.
A native Texan, Elizondo previously served as a special assistant to President Barack Obama and as social secretary for then-Vice President Biden and Dr.
Jill Biden during the Obama administration. He was the first Hispanic American to serve in such a role. During the Obama administration, another out gay man, Jeremy Bernard, was named as White House social secretary.
Bernard was the first man to hold the position. The social secretary is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of official social events at the White House, the official residence and principal
