president v.s. the president

[lost_soul]

Hi,

How would you say:
1. Bush is president of the United States of America
or
2. Bush is the president of the United States of America

Thanks !
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Alex

A native speaker of Russian

[Jamie (K)]

I would say:

1. Bush is president of the United States of America.
or
2. Bush is the president of the United States of America.

So, yes, you're right. We say them.

[BuddhaGeo]

I'd say "The President", since we're denoting a particular person here after all.