ELIZABETH'S LANDMARK GLOBAL CLIMATE TREATY IS JEOPARDIZED WHEN CHINA THREATENS TO BACK OUT OF THE DEAL DUE TO HER PLANNED MEETING WITH THE DALAI LAMA, ON "MADAM SECRETARY," SUNDAY, MARCH 19

Jan Maxwell Guest Stars as Vice President Teresa Hurst

"Swept Away" - Elizabeth's landmark global climate treaty with more than 200 countries is jeopardized when China threatens to back out due to her meeting with an ailing Dalai Lama. Also, Henry worries about his undercover operative's safety, and Jay is surprised when Abby serves him with a custody agreement for their daughter, on MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, March 19 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Jan Maxwell guest stars as Vice President Teresa Hunt.

REGULAR CAST:

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

RECURRING CAST:

Mandy Gonzalez (Lucy Knox)
Francis Jue (Chinese Foreign Minister Chen)

GUEST CAST:

Sarita Choudhury (Prime Minister Jaya Verma)
Stephanie J. Block (Abby Whitman)
Jan Maxwell (Vice President Teresa Hurst)
Roslyn Ruff (Marguerite Sanchez)
Arian Moayed (Mohammed "Mo" Alwash)
Darren Pettie (Ian Conroy)
Patrick Page (Reverend Slattery)
Clyde Kusatsu (Choden Gyatso)
Sanjit De Silva (Ben Hajianpour)
Nelson Lee (Geshe Tashi)
Gibson Frazier (Senator Chandler Morton)
Tina Chilip (Sonam Bhuti)
David Shih (Yonten Bhuti)
Agnes Chung (Commentator)
Losang Samten (Rinpoche)
Mel Maghuyop (Monk)
Marlie Hall (Newscaster)

WRITTEN BY: Alex Cooley

DIRECTED BY: Felix Alcala