At the top of my list of favorite television series is “Madam Secretary.” As a news junkie, I am amazed about the time relevant issues she faces in every episode. If I was in Biden’s shoes and looking to appoint a Secretary of State, I would look for someone who puts the country first, but understands America’s place as a leader of the free world.

Every day the Secretary is faced with many huge situations and issues which would overwhelm most people. The State Department has tens of thousands of employees who spend their time on trying to save people from diseases, starvation, and thirst to averting small and large wars. We have people in almost all countries so our government can maintain relations with friendly and not friendly ones. We work with North Korea and Iran, even where we don’t have an embassy through third party countries.

Since the current administration has alienated almost every country, Biden will need to find someone extremely knowledgeable and global in their thinking to repair old treaties and create new ones. Few of our former close friends are still close to us. The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister has pulled away from his close relationship with Trump and has not, like most of Europe; they can no longer depend on America. Europe is moving closer to their age old enemy Russia and developing economic relations with China.

President Biden will need to develop a staff before the election so they can start contacting over 200 countries on November 5. This will give those countries hope America will be back with them. Most of the World wants us to lead, not spread disunity and anarchy around the World. I would pick Susan Rice.