| Illinois Senate |
Preceded by Alice Palmer |
Illinois State Senator from the 13th district 1997–2004 |
Succeeded by Kwame Raoul |
| Party political offices |
Preceded by Carol Moseley Braun |
Democratic nominee for Senator from Illinois (Class 3) 2004 |
Succeeded by Alexi Giannoulias |
Preceded by Harold Ford |
Keynote Speaker of the Democratic National Convention 2004 |
Succeeded by Mark Warner |
Preceded by John Kerry |
Democratic presidential nominee 2008, 2012 |
Most recent |
| United States Senate |
Preceded by Peter Fitzgerald |
United States Senator (Class 3) from Illinois 2005–2008 Served alongside: Dick Durbin |
Succeeded by Roland Burris |
Preceded by George Allen |
Chairperson of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by Jeanne Shaheen |
| Political offices |
Preceded by George W. Bush |
President of the United States 2009–present |
Incumbent |
| Diplomatic posts |
Preceded by Nicolas Sarkozy |
Chairperson of the Group of 8 2012 |
Succeeded by David Cameron |
| Awards and achievements |
Preceded by Martti Ahtisaari |
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2009 |
Succeeded by Liu Xiaobo |