Designated Survivor (2016-2019) ... Special Advisor Emily Rhodes, White House Communications Director Seth Wright, and White House Political Director Lyor Boone. Winner of the 2016 Critics’ Choice ...

There was no designated survivor in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the number of cabinet secretaries who attended. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, was the de-facto "designated ...

Until the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, designated survivors had more control over where they went outside Washington. President Bill Clinton’s energy secretary, the late Bill Richardson, was picked ...

A government official is chosen as the designated survivor during high-profile political events to maintain the presidential line of succession in the event of a catastrophe. Here's how it works.

Who has Trump chosen to be the ‘designated survivor’? Although this is Trump’s first address in his second term, he did designate survivors in four other addresses to Congress during his ...

The concept of a "designated survivor" has inspired intrigue and mystery for decades, even inspiring a TV show. But what does the role entail? Skip to main content. Boydton, VA ...

DESIGNATED SURVIVOR – ‘Grief’ – It’s been ten weeks since his wife, Alex, was killed in a car accident; and President Kirkman’s senior staff insist he seek professional help in dealing ...

Actress Italia Ricci was born in Canada and raised in the United States. White House Chief of Staff and Special Adviser Emily Rhodes in the film Designated Survivor was portrayed by Italia Ricci. What ...

The designated survivor is chosen ahead of the State of the Union address, and the White House refers to the individual as the "cabinet member not in attendance." ...

A "designated survivor" from President Biden's cabinet will be kept in a safe place during the State of the Union address as part of a practice that dates back to the Cold War.

Sutherland, 57, was the United States president in the show, while Ricci, who played Emily Rhodes, and Canto, who starred as Aaron Shore, took on the role of his chief of staff at different times ...