An American city or town is located within a state. Just like a city or town has a leader, a state has a leader too. The leader of a state is called the governor. An American state is a part of the United States. There are 50 states, and each one has a governor. The person who is the leader of the United States of America is called the president. There have been over forty presidents throughout the course of America’s history. The first president of the United States of America was George Washington. Who is the current president?