[1][2][3] A think tank, the Penn Biden Center is, per its mission statement, "founded on the principle that a democratic, open, secure, tolerant, and interconnected world benefits all Americans.

The inaugural ceremony was attended by Biden,[9] the president of the University of Pennsylvania, Amy Gutmann, and David Cohen, chairman of Penn's board of trustees.

[6] It featured a discussion on global affairs between Biden and veteran NBC News journalist and Penn alumna, Andrea Mitchell.

Guests also included former U.S. secretary of state John Kerry, former U.S. national security advisor Susan Rice, former U.S. attorneys general Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch and current and former members of Congress.

On January 12, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a special counsel to investigate possible unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents.