<Li> Clifton Davis as Ephraim Ware (season 2--present), Director of National Intelligence . </Li> <Li> Julian Acosta as Craig Sterling (season 2), a former US Department of Defense official, he becomes National Security Advisor in season 2 much to Elizabeth and Russell's dismay, and rival of Elizabeth's . </Li> <Li> Alex Fernandez as Mark Delgado (season 2), the Vice President of the United States . </Li> <Li> Angela Gots as Maria Ostrova (season 2), the President of Russia and widow of late Russian President Pavel Ostrov . </Li>

Who plays the vice president on madam secretary