There is no set person. The Constitution requires that the President shall inform the Congress of the "state of the Union". It doesn't have to be a speech, and it doesn't have to be every year. The habit of the formal "state of the union" speech has come from television!
About 20 years ago, the opposition party in Congress noted that the President always got prime time for the SOTU speech, and demanded "equal time". This was seen as fair since the President's speech was more political than functional. Since then, a member of the opposition party has been traditionally given some time to make its point in response to the SOTU speech.
Too frequently, the President has used the SOTU as just another campaign speech rather than really reporting to Congress on the current state of the country.
State of the Union Address
The inaugueral address is given by the president to congress,
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Yes. In the Constitution, an annual state of the union address is explicitly listed as one of the president's job duties.
In the annual State of the Union Address, the president presents goals for the legislative.
The Speaker of the House traditionally introduces the President at the State of the Union address.
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State of the Union address
A State of the Union address generally refers to any speech in which the President addresses the country as a whole.
In the constitution it says the President must address the congress over the State Of The Union once a year.