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 President of the
 United States of America
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 Seal of the President of the United States
 Flag of the President of the United States.svg
 Flag of the President of the United States
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 Incumbent
 Joe Biden
 since January 20, 2021
 Executive branch of the U.S. government
 Executive Office of the President
 Style 
 Mr. President
 (informal)
 The Honorable
 (formal)
 His Excellency
 (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
 Formation March 4, 1789
 (234 years ago)
 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) 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.
 
 Joe Biden is the 46th and current president of the United States, in office since January 2021.
 
 Eligibility and requirements
 Article II, Section 1, Clause 5 of the constitution states for a person to serve as president must:
 
 be a natural-born citizen of the United States. [note 1]
 be at least thirty-five years old.
 be a permanent resident in the United States for at least fourteen years.
 Election process and presidential terms
 The president is indirectly elected by the people through the Electoral College to a four-year term, along with the vice presidential candidate and the incumbent vice president of the United States. The presidential candidate or incumbent president must have at least 270 electoral college votes in order to win the election.
 
 Under the Twenty-second amendment to the constitution prevents anyone from being elected president more than twice. This amendment was added after Franklin Roosevelt served four terms from 1933 until his death in 1945.
 
 President-elect of the United States
 The president-elect of the United States is the candidate who has won the United States presidential election and is awaiting inauguration to become the president.
 
 Presidential inauguration
 
 The United States Capitol Building, during the inauguration of Joe Biden, January 2021.
 
 Joe Biden at his presidential inauguration as he takes the presidential office of office.
 The president and vice president-elect immediately began their four-year team on inauguration day every four years on January 20. The original inauguration date was held on March 4, but was later changed in 1933.
 
 Executive Office of the President
 The Executive Office of the President consists of the offices and agencies that support the work of the president at the center of the executive branch of the United States federal government. The office consists of several offices and agencies, such as the White House Office, the staff working directly for and reporting to the president, including White House staff, the National Security Council, and the Office of Management and Budget.
 
 Presidential line of succession
 If the president dies, reigns, or is impeached, the vice president will succeed the presidential office and duties. fifteen other federal government officials also rank in the succession of the president.
 
 Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy were assassinated while in office. William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Warren G. Harding and Franklin Roosevelt died from illness while president. Calvin Coolidge became president, when Warren G. Harding died while in office.
 
 Richard Nixon is the only U.S. president to have resigned from office.
 
 Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump are the only presidents to have been impeached.
The president of the United States (POTUS) 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.
 
 Joe Biden is the 46th and current president of the United States, in office since January 2021.