The show also focuses on the personal lives of the characters. She spent twenty years as a CIA analyst before becoming a professor of inherited marriage russian tv show science at the University of Virginia.

Operation Desert Storm and theology professor, his unique blend of skills are sought by the National Security Agency, which engages him as an operative in combating religious extremism. Elizabeth’s chief of staff who had a six-year affair with the deceased Secretary of State, Vincent Marsh, beginning when he was a senator. Originally suspicious and resentful of the new Secretary of State, Nadine soon learns to trust Elizabeth, and the two cultivate a strong working relationship. Ivanek as Russell Jackson, White House chief of staff. Erich Bergen as Blake Moran, Elizabeth’s personal assistant, and the only member of her staff that she hired rather than inherited.

After college, he began a career in finance on Wall Street. In season 5, Elizabeth made good on her promise to fire him, only to rehire him as her new assistant policy advisor. Patina Miller as Daisy Grant, Elizabeth’s press coordinator. Daisy dates Matt during season 1 but goes on to date other men following their breakup. In season 3 she dates “Kevin” from Budget and Planning, who turns out to be an undercover operative for the CIA investigating the State Department.