Madam Secretary

Newly-appointed Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord is immediately faced with a maelstrom of complex political challenges, and an international hostage situation is her top priority.

While dealing with a crisis in Yemen, Elizabeth faces a challenge at home when her oldest daughter makes headlines for protesting against her university's new policy.

A hostile reporter threatens to publish confidential documents that were leaked from inside the State Department. Henry is dragged into a delicate international negotiation.

While Elizabeth works to successfully broker a peace treaty between China and Japan, a Chinese student seeking political asylum threatens to derail the deal.

Elizabeth is determined to deal with the Iran situation in a peaceful manner, despite the President's position of using military action.

Elizabeth faces unexpected consequences when she makes a plea to the President to intercede with a dire situation in Western Africa.

Elizabeth brings Alison with her to India on her first state department trip abroad, but she's thrown into crisis mode when a massive earthquake hits an American-owned factory.

When the President approves Henry's reactivation into the NSA, he lies to Elizabeth about his continued involvement in the spy game. Matt and Daisy's antagonism impacts the entire office.

Elizabeth, Henry and Isabelle launch their own investigation into the plane crash that killed former Secretary of State Vincent Marsh. Nadine takes a step back into the dating pool.

When the State Department goes on lockdown due to a deranged gunman outside the building, Elizabeth becomes confined with a delegation from Iraq.

Elizabeth, Henry and Isabelle work to find former Secretary of State Vincent Marsh's secret bank account, but soon uncover that one of Elizabeth's staff members already has access to it.

When a Texas state trooper is killed by a Mexican cartel smuggler, Elizabeth arranges an extradition deal. However, political issues soon arise around the case.

Elizabeth pushes for the prosecution of a diplomat after he is caught holding a maid hostage in his home. Henry's father comes to visit.

Elizabeth faces humiliation at a public budget hearing when her staff fails to find the corruption that exists in her microloan program. And the investigation into Marsh's death continues.

Elizabeth heads to Turkey to mend political relations after the Turkish government releases a video that could be damaging to the CIA. Jason is threatened with expulsion from school.

Elizabeth secretly travels to Iran in an attempt to prevent a coup that could impact President Dalton's administration. And she brings staff up to speed on the investigation into Marsh's death.

As Elizabeth struggles to hold herself together emotionally following the attack in Iran, she also works to prevent an ecological disaster in the Amazon.

Elizabeth seeks a diplomatic solution to a doomsday cult in Bolivia after a congressman attempting to negotiate with its leader is taken hostage. Elizabeth and Henry meet Stevie's older boyfriend.

Elizabeth and President Dalton work together to solve the Greek debt crisis, but not everyone at home is happy with the agreement. Henry considers a new job offer.

While Henry is in Russia giving a lecture on fundamentalism, Elizabeth navigates tricky political waters when a Russian nuclear submarine vanishes in American waters.

Elizabeth uncovers a plot to assassinate the Iranian President on US soil and must deal with a massive human rights protest in response to Iran's plans to stone a gay citizen to death.

When Elizabeth confronts her former friend Juliet, she flashes back to when then-CIA Director Dalton offered her a job that would have changed the course of her life.