President of the Continental Congress
The president of the United States in Congress Assembled, known unofficially as the president of the Continental Congress and later as president of the Congress of the Confederation, was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress, the convention of delegates that assembled in Philadelphia as the first transitional national government of the United States during the American Revolution. The president was a member of Congress elected by the other delegates to serve as a neutral discussion moderator during meetings of Congress. Designed to be a largely ceremonial position without much influence, the office was unrelated to the later office of President of the United States.
Image: Peyton Randolph
Image: Henry Middleton by Benjamin West
Image: Peyton Randolph
Image: John Hancock 1770 crop
President (government title)
President is a common title for the head of state in most republics. The president of a state is, generally speaking, the head of the government and the fundamental leader of the country or the ceremonial head of state.
Five American Presidents in the White House in 2009
President Isaias Afwerki of the State of Eritrea giving a press briefing in the capital Asmara, 2002
George Washington, the first president of the United States
Presidents Barack Obama of the United States and Dilma Rousseff of Brazil