epa04184441 US President Barack Obama waves goodbye from the door of the Air Force One plane as he leaves the Philippines at AGES Aviation Center in Pasay City, south of Manila, the Philippines, 29 April 2014. The Philippines is the last leg of Obamas four-nation trip that also took him to Japan, South Korea and Malaysia. The tour was postponed last year because of a US government shutdown over a budget impasse. EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO
TOMORROW, Americans will welcome their new president with the inauguration of Donald J. Trump.
As the US bids farewell to Barack Obama, the outgoing 44th president, many are looking back over the achievements and contributions of his eight year administration not only to the American people but also the world.