The part of an overall economy that is primarily made up of money markets, banking institutions and brokers. The finance sector is a very important aspect of most large and highly developed economies, such as those in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and Switzerland.
The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President took place on January 20, 2009. In his first few days in office, Obama issued executive orders and presidential memoranda directing the U.S. military to develop plans to withdraw troops from Iraq.
The election of Illinois Senator Barack Obama as President of the United States in 2008 has focused attention on the history of black office holding. The list below represents the most significant of the thousands of African American elected officials from 1641 until today.