ELIZABETH GIVES HER FIRST SPEECH AT THE UNITED NATIONS CONDEMNING THE TERRORIST GROUP HIZB-AL SHAHID, ON "MADAM SECRETARY," SUNDAY, APRIL 17

Scenes Were Filmed on Location at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City

"Ghost Detainee" - After Elizabeth delivers her first speech to the United Nations General Assembly formally condemning the terrorist group Hizb-al Shahid, she discusses forming a coalition against them with the Russian Foreign Minister. However, the talks create a conflict of interest between Elizabeth and Henry, who is searching for a way to save Dmitri's ill sister, Talia Petrov, from the Russian government, on MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, April 17 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Scenes were filmed on location at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

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:

Jill Hennessy (Jane Fellows)
Carlos G�mez (Jose Campos)
Dina Shihabi (Hijriyyah)
Kobi Libii (Oliver Shaw)
Clifton Davis (Ephraim Ware)
Jacqueline Antaramian (Laila Ayyad)

GUEST CAST:

Yasen Peyankov (Russian Foreign Minister Konstantin Avdonin)
Armand Schultz (Alex Jones)
David Garrison (Phil Shepherd)
Dusty Brown (Mitch)
Michele Pawk (Dr. Susan Klein)
Cat Anderson (News Anchor)
Mariam Habib (Female Translator)

WRITTEN BY: Moira Kirland

DIRECTED BY: Charlotte Brandstrom