 Frank meets with Walker 's Chief of Staff , Linda Vasquez ( Sakina Jaffrey ) , whom Frank recommended for the job . She reveals that she and Walker have decided to rescind their promise to nominate him as Secretary of State because they want him to remain in Congress and use his political expertise to get the President @-@ elect ’ s education reform agenda passed . Frank is initially incensed , but when Linda asks if he will continue to be an ally to the future President he says that he will . Linda reveals that Senator Michael Kern ( Kevin Kilner ) has been chosen for the position instead . Despite his statement to the contrary , Frank feels personally betrayed and , with Claire ’ s encouragement , begins to formulate a plot for revenge , which he shares with his Chief of Staff , Doug Stamper ( Michael Kelly ) . Mrs. Underwood , meanwhile , is forced to downsize the non @-@ profit organization she manages , the Clean Water Initiative , which had been promised a large donation upon her husband ’ s confirmation as Secretary , without which the organization is forced to substantially curtail its budget . 
 Frank <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>meets</mark></a> with Walker <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>Chief of Staff , Linda Vasquez ( Sakina Jaffrey ) , whom Frank recommended for the job . She <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>reveals</mark></a> that she and Walker <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>have</mark></a> decided to rescind their promise to nominate him as Secretary of State because they want him to remain in Congress and use his political expertise to get the President @-@ elect ’ s education reform agenda passed . Frank is initially incensed , but when Linda <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>asks</mark></a> if he will continue to be an ally to the future President he <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>says</mark></a> that he will . Linda <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>reveals</mark></a> that Senator Michael Kern ( Kevin Kilner ) <a href='been_done' title='8'><mark>has</mark></a> been chosen for the position instead . Despite his statement to the contrary , Frank <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>feels</mark></a> personally betrayed and , with Claire <a href='null_genetive' title='10'><mark>’</mark></a><a href='null_genetive' title='11'><mark>s</mark></a>encouragement , <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>begins</mark></a> to formulate a plot for revenge , which he <a href='uninflect' title='13'><mark>shares</mark></a> with his Chief of Staff , Doug Stamper ( Michael Kelly ) . Mrs. Underwood , meanwhile , is forced to downsize the non @-@ profit organization she <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>manages</mark></a> , the Clean Water Initiative , which <a href='been_done' title='15'><mark>had</mark></a> been promised a large donation upon her husband ’ s confirmation as Secretary , without which the organization is forced to substantially curtail its budget . 
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