Washington, Dec 20 : Before taking over the White House officially, US President-elect Barack Obama has returned to his home state of Hawaii to spend his last family vacation.
Obama along with wife Michelle and young daughters, Malia and Sasha will be enjoying their vacations with close friends at the cluster of privately-owned beachfront mansions on Oahu, the island where the president-elect was born and raised by his grandparents, reports Politico. com
He will also be joined by his senior adviser Valerie Jarrett among the handful of friends on the trip.
Washington - US president-elect Barack Obama has assembled a cabinet of experienced political leaders and former rivals who will take the reins under some of the most difficult circumstances any incoming US presidential administration has ever faced.
Obama, who enters the White House on January 20, will inherit an economy in a year-long recession with long-running wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The transition process has gone relatively smoothly so far, with strong cooperation between Obama's team and that of outgoing President George W Bush.
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name retired Navy admiral Dennis Blair as his top official for overseeing US intelligences agencies.
Blair, 61, served as chief of US Pacific Command from 1999 to 2002 before retiring and holding positions on company boards and heading a Pentagon-funded think tank. Pacific Command manages all US military operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama filled out his cabinet on Friday by naming his picks for trade, labour and transport, completing a process that moved faster than any modern US president.
Obama promised to have a "strong, robust" trade policy as he named former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk as the US trade representative. But he also vowed to protect the interests of US workers as he nominated US congresswoman Hilda Solis to head the Department of Labour.
Washington, December 19 : Top Hollywood stars, including Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, and Jamie Lee Curtis, have shelled out big bucks to watch US create a new chapter in history at Barack Obama's presidential inauguration ceremony.
The ceremony, that will see the presence of Obama, Joe Biden, Aretha Franklin and pastor Rick Warren and John Williams, would see famous names taking the seats, costing as much as 300,000 dollars.
Washington, Dec 20 : Before taking over the White House officially, US President-elect Barack Obama has returned to his home state of Hawaii to spend his last family vacation.
Washington - US president-elect Barack Obama has assembled a cabinet of experienced political leaders and former rivals who will take the reins under some of the most difficult circumstances any incoming US presidential administration has ever faced.
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name retired Navy admiral Dennis Blair as his top official for overseeing US intelligences agencies.
Washington - President-elect Barack Obama filled out his cabinet on Friday by naming his picks for trade, labour and transport, completing a process that moved faster than any modern US president.
Washington, December 19 : Top Hollywood stars, including Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, and Jamie Lee Curtis, have shelled out big bucks to watch US create a new chapter in history at Barack Obama's presidential inauguration ceremony.
