Secretary of State
 Played by John Bellinger
Partner, Arnold & Porter
Former Legal Advisor to the US State Department and the National Security Council |
Secretary of Defense
 Played by Jim Talent
Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Member, Defense Policy Board
Former US Representative and Senator (R-MO) |
Attorney General
 Played by Jamie Gorelick
Partner, Wilmer/Hale
Former Deputy Attorney General |
Secretary of Health and Human Services Played by Margaret Hamburg
Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Medicine
President, AAAS
Former Commissioner, US Food & Drug Administration | Secretary of Homeland Security Played by Tara O’Toole
Executive Vice President and Senior Fellow, In-Q-Tel
Former Under Secretary for Science and Technology,
Department of Homeland Security |
CIA Director
 Played by Jeffrey Smith
Former Head, Arnold & Porter,
National Security Practice
Former CIA General Counsel |
Senate Majority Leader
 Played by Tom Daschle
CEO, The Daschle Group
Former Senate Majority and Minority Leader | Member, US House of Representatives Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN)
Current member of Congress |
CDC Director
 Played by Julie Gerberding
Executive Vice President and Chief Patient Officer,
Strategic Communications, Global Public Policy, and Population Health
Merck & Co., Inc.
Former CDC Director |
