Barack Obama

Barack Obama was the President of the United States of America in the early 2000s. He was making a publicized speech on the recession when he was, like everyone else on Earth, turned into a copy of the Master - who made the remark that the world economic crisis was "deleted" - before being returned to normal with the rest of the human race. (DW: The End of Time)

Behind the Scenes

 * Barack Obama presumably took over from Arthur Coleman Winters. It has long been established that the US presidency in the "Whoniverse" does not coincide with that of the real world. Under US law, the death of Winters in DW: The Sound of Drums would not have been followed by a new election as might have occurred for a UK or Canadian prime minister; instead, the vice-president (or vice-president-elect) becomes president; this suggests that, in the Doctor Who universe, Obama was likely elected as Winters' vice-president.
 * Barack Obama was played in The End of Time by a stand-in whose face was not seen, but could be seen wearing glasses during his transformation scene. The actor's back was to the camera and a sound clip of the real Obama's voice was heard as the character began his speech. In the Doctor Who Confidential episode, the actor's face is briefly seen during a break.