President Nuri Lakoba of Abkazia, played by Misha Kuznetsov, claimed that there were no gays in his country. Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, made an exact statement to that effect about his country.
This episode was engineered to give the supporting characters more screen time. Elizabeth is maneuvered to be out of the country. Henry doesn't work for the CIA anymore and spends his time in the basement on a home project. The daughters are simply not seen at all. Russel Jackson is not involved in the plot line and Conrad Dalton is still in recovery after surgery.