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Listed below are executive orders numbered 13489–13764 and presidential memoranda signed by U.S. President Barack Obama (2009-2017). There are an additional 1186 presidential proclamations that are not included here, but some of which are on WikiSource. The signing statements made by Obama during his time in office have been archived here.
By the end of his second and final term on January 20, 2017, United States President Barack Obama had exercised his constitutional power to grant the executive clemency—that is, "pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fine or restitution, and reprieve" [1] —to 1,927 individuals convicted of federal crimes.
President Obama was first inaugurated in January 2009, in the depths of the Great Recession and a severe financial crisis that began in 2007. His presidency continued the banking bailout and auto industry rescue begun by the George W. Bush administration and immediately enacted an $800 billion stimulus program, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which included a blend ...
Unitary presidential constitutional republic under conjugal military dictatorship: Asia: Republic of Rwanda [81] 1973: 1994: Juvénal Habyarimana: National Revolutionary Movement for Development: Hutu supremacy Anti-Communism Ultranationalism Social Conservatism Right-wing populism Tropical Fascism Unitary one-party presidential republic under ...
An official announcement was made at a press conference with Locke and President Obama. [123] After confirmation by a voice vote on March 24, [ 124 ] Locke became the first Chinese American Secretary of Commerce, and the third Asian American in Obama's cabinet, joining Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki ...
Since the 19th century, the United States government has participated and interfered, both overtly and covertly, in the replacement of many foreign governments. In the latter half of the 19th century, the U.S. government initiated actions for regime change mainly in Latin America and the southwest Pacific, including the Spanish–American and Philippine–American wars.
The following is a list of populist parties, leaders and movements. ... Donald Trump, 45th and 47th President (2015–present) [76] [9] Amanda Chase (2016–present) [77]
This list considers only the incumbent head of state or government. Heads of state or government assassinated or executed after they left office (e.g. Aldo Moro , Saddam Hussein and Shinzo Abe ) are excluded.