katharine juliet ross played nancy mcnally on the west wing.
katharine juliet ross played nancy mcnally on the west wing.
who played nancy mcnally on the west wing?
katharine juliet ross
bullet::::- dr. nancy mcnally (anna deavere smith): national security advisor. it is suggested that she becomes u.s. ambassador to the united nations (seasons 2–7).









































bullet::::- lieutenant commander jack reese (christian slater): aide to national security advisor nancy mcnally (season 4) and briefly dates donna.









































bullet::::- commander kate harper (mary mccormack): deputy national security advisor (seasons 5–7).
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while the september 11 attacks are not referenced in "the west wing" continuity, the country enters into a variation of the war on terrorism. al qaeda, mentioned briefly by nancy mcnally in the beginning of season 2, plays no role in the longer terrorism story arcs of seasons 3, 4 and 5. it is only mentioned again in seasons 6 and 7. the stand-in used instead is the fictional bahji terror group who first plots to blow up the golden gate bridge. in response, the president orders the assassination of foreign leader abdul ibn shareef, one of bahji's primary backers. this storyline has similarities to the real-world u.s. invasion of afghanistan as well as u.s. relations with saudi arabia, as it brings the middle east to the forefront of u.s. foreign relations and elevates terrorism as a serious threat.
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