Episodes: Series - Madam Secretary S3 - 2016

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Elizabeth urges Conrad to reconsider his climate change policy and his foreign policy, and she encourages him to begin negotiations with the Tunisian foreign minister to build a naval base there instead of the one destroyed by the storm in Bahrain.

As a civil war draws near, Elizabeth bargains with the Algerian military commander to persuade him to overthrow the President. Henry fails in his attempt to prevent a terrorist organization in Algeria from destroying a monastery.

After American activists are detained in the South China Sea, tensions between the US and China increase. However, Elizabeth persuades Conrad to speak politely with his Chinese counterpart before launching a military response to a ship tower that China has struck.

The Office of African Affairs voices opposition to the US policy that fails to stop corruption in Angola’s presidential elections, and Elizabeth works on finding a solution, while Henry’s team tries to locate the looted artifacts.

When France detains an American agent prior to an official American dinner for the French, diplomatic tensions escalate. Elizabeth tries to calm down the situation while the McCord family gathers crucial information in the case related to their family's pursuit.

A terrorist bombing in Illinois is financed by someone with ties to the Saudi government. Matt faces difficulties due to his affiliation with the terrorist's mosque, while Elizabeth attempts to get the Saudi ambassador to reply but is unsuccessful.

The President of Venezuela and the other candidates are killed in a devastating earthquake, and she works to prevent the late President’s son from seizing power, as well as finding a way to release the team imprisoned by the President’s son.

The winner of the US presidential election is determined by the House of Representatives after no candidate reaches the required votes. Elizabeth discovers that Russia is sending a nuclear device to Iran, prompting the US Navy to intercept their ships.

Elizabeth tries to prevent an imminent war by stopping Israel from carrying out a military attack on Iran after suspicion of their nuclear activities, while Russell works to gain support for Conrad in the House of Representatives election vote.

Elizabeth tries to bring Israel and Iran to the negotiating table to reach peace between them and save the US presidential elections, while Russell’s life is endangered after suffering a heart attack.

Elizabeth avoids an international controversy after the Mongolian government sends her a horse as a gift, while Sam Evans threatens to sue the state of Ohio over placing President Conrad on the election ballot.

Elizabeth travels on a trip to African countries and discovers that the Chinese foreign minister is convincing other nations to award their energy contracts to China, while Henry and his team begin new investigations into the terrorist attack in Illinois.

Elizabeth’s negotiations with Israel and Iran to achieve peace continue, but Iran breaks its agreement to recognize Israel, and an Israeli extremist detonates a bomb, killing 25 people and disrupting the friendly match between Iran and Israel.

Elizabeth tries to reunite the Colombian President’s son with the rebel leader’s daughter and complete their marriage, which is central to an important peace agreement, while Henry, the undercover agent she sent, monitors the situation.

The President of the Philippines tries to behave inappropriately toward Elizabeth during their meeting, so she uses secret information about his finances to persuade him to strengthen relations between the US and the Philippines, while Ian uncovers a dangerous discovery about the militia.

China threatens to withdraw from Elizabeth’s historic global climate treaty because of her meeting with Ajou, while Henry worries about the life of his secret agent Ian.

A cyber hack reveals a potential spy in the CIA’s weapons localization network, and Elizabeth suspects that a powerful and dangerous force is behind the recruitment operation.

While Ian learns that the militia has hidden a bomb in his truck, Elizabeth recruits a rising Hollywood star to help rescue victims of human trafficking in Kyrgyzstan. The two successfully destroy the explosives without inflicting any harm or casualties.

Elizabeth seeks help from a Russian arms dealer to stop rebel group threats to Somali food relief efforts and the kidnapping of an American aid worker, but she discovers that this person is the one who stole the weapons from the United States.

A group of Americans tracks down an arms dealer and kills him, but the CIA disclaims responsibility, and it turns out that the head of a security company stole the weapons and killed the arms dealer and State Department employees.

Elizabeth tries to persuade Sudan to release an American journalist, so she assigns Matt to write a letter to pressure Sudan and China, which was behind the journalist’s detention.

Henry travels to Jerusalem to interrogate a militia member who survived a shooting in Israel and learns that the new target is in Rome, while Elizabeth and Conrad travel to Rome to attend the G-20 summit targeted by terrorists.

Russia invades Bulgaria, and France objects to Elizabeth’s attempt to invoke Article Five of the NATO treaty to stop the invasion, but a serious secret about the French president forces him to agree, and Elizabeth convinces Russia to return the remains of an American killed in Ukraine.