NEW YORK — On any episode of “Madam Secretary,” U.S. Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord must negotiate with world leaders, Beltway power brokers and, sometimes, her own family on the home front.
As played by T?a Leoni, Secretary McCord is measured, whip-smart, ethical and strong. And as a woman holding what for two centuries was a man’s job, she never forgets who paved her way: Madeleine Albright, the real-life first woman to serve as secretary of state.
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