Spotlight on President Barack Obama 2015 Square 12x12 (Multilingual Edition). President Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He served as a United States Senator from Illinois starting in 2005 until his election to the country's highest office in November 2008. He was re-elected in 2012. As the first African-American president, he is the living embodiment of the true American dream of equal opportunity for all. With 13 full-color images, this wall calendar is a tribute to the esteemed President of the United States.