US President Joe Biden delivers his inauguration speech. Photo: AFP Here are some of the people Biden has called on to run the US government. Director of the Central Intelligence Agency: William Burns Photo: Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP During more than three decades as a US diplomat, including as deputy secretary of state under President Barack Obama, Burns honed specialties in Russia and the Middle East and was ambassador to Russia. Attorney General: Merrick Garland Photo: JIM WATSON / AFP A federal appeals court judge since 1997, Garland was nominated by Obama for the US Supreme Court in 2016, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to consider the nomination in a presidential election year.