President of the United States

President of the United States of America
Seal of the President of the United States
Flag of the President of the United States
Incumbent Joe Biden since January 20, 2021
Executive Branch of the U.S. federal government Executive Office of the President
Style	Mr. President[1][2] (informal) The Honorable[3] (formal) His Excellency[4][5] (diplomatic)
Type	Head of state Head of government
Abbreviation	POTUS
Member of	Cabinet Domestic Policy Council National Economic Council National Security Council
Residence	White House
Seat	Washington, D.C.
Appointer	Electoral College
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the United States
Inaugural holder	George Washington[6]
Formation	March 4, 1789 (235 years ago) (1789-03-04)[7][8]
Deputy	Vice President of the United States
Salary	$400,000 (annually)
Website	whitehouse.gov

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The president of the United States (POTUS)^[9] is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America and the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. The president is also the head of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and is the chairman of the presidential cabinet.^[10]

Joe Biden is the 46th and current president of the United States, in office since January 2021.^[11]

1. ↑ "How To Address The President; He Is Not Your Excellency Or Your Honor, But Mr. President". The Washington Star. August 2, 1891. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021 – via The New York Times.
2. ↑ "USGS Correspondence Handbook—Chapter 4". Usgs.gov. July 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
3. ↑ "Models of Address and Salutation". Ita.doc.gov. Archived from the original on July 20, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
4. ↑ Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs, Protocol and Liaison Service, United Nations. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
5. ↑ The White House Office of the Press Secretary (September 1, 2010). "Remarks by President Obama, President Mubarak, His Majesty King Abdullah, Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Abbas Before Working Dinner". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2011 – via National Archives.
6. ↑ "Presidential Election of 1789". Digital Encyclopedia. Mount Vernon, Virginia: Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, George Washington's Mount Vernon. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
7. ↑ Maier, Pauline (2010). Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787–1788. New York, New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 433. ISBN 978-0-684-86854-7.
8. ↑ "March 4: A forgotten huge day in American history". Philadelphia: National Constitution Center. March 4, 2013. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
9. ↑ "POTUS - Presidents of the United States". Retrieved 2023-11-23.
10. ↑ "President of the United States". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
11. ↑ "Joe Biden: The President". The White House. Archived from the original on 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-21.