ELIZABETH AND PRESIDENT DALTON CLASH OVER HOW TO NEGOTIATE THE RELEASE OF A KIDNAPPED STATE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE IN AFGHANISTAN, ON "MADAM SECRETARY," SUNDAY, OCT. 11

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright Makes a Cameo Appearance as Herself

Jill Hennessy Returns as Jane Fellows, Henry's Defense Intelligence Agency Superior

"The Doability Doctrine" - After Elizabeth receives advice from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, she chooses to ignore President Dalton's recommendation on how to negotiate the safe return of a State Department employee who was kidnapped in Afghanistan. Also, Henry must find a way to persuade his student, Dmitri (Chris Petrovski)
, to spy for the U.S. government, on MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, Oct. 11 (8:30-9:30 PM, ET/8:00-9:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Téa Leoni (Elizabeth McCord)
Tim Daly (Henry McCord)
Bebe Neuwirth (Nadine Tolliver)
�eljko Ivanek (Russell Jackson)
Patina Miller (Daisy Grant)
Erich Bergen (Blake Moran)
Geoffrey Arend (Matt Mahoney)
Kathrine Herzer (Alison McCord)
Evan Roe (Jason McCord)
Wallis Currie-Wood (Stephanie "Stevie" McCord)
Keith Carradine (President Conrad Dalton)

RECURRING CAST:

Sebastian Arcelus (Jay Whitman)

GUEST CAST:

Madeleine Albright (Herself)
Matthew Del Negro (Mike Wilkerson)
Jill Hennessy (DIA Superior Jane Fellows)
Johanna Day (Admiral Ellen Hill)
Yorgo Constantine (Russian Foreign Minister Anton Gorev)
Justin Hagan (Tom Garrity)
Subhash Mandal (Farid)
Chris Petrovski (Dmitri Petrov)
Arash Mokhtar (Ishaq)
Martin Bashir (Anchor)
Mandy Gonzales (Lucy Knox)
Jason Ralph (Harrison Dalton)
Julian Acosta (Craig Sterling)
Sofiya Akilova (Olga Gorev)
Scott Whitehurst (Aide)
Charleigh E. Parker (Seal Commander)

WRITTEN BY: David Grae

DIRECTED BY: Eric Stoltz