Debt of Honor

Characters

The United States government

Jack Ryan National Security Advisor to President Durling
Roger Durling President of the United States
Edward Jonathan Kealty Vice President of the United States
Brett Hanson Secretary of State
Bosley "Buzz" Fiedler Secretary of the Treasury
Scott Adler Deputy Secretary of State
Christopher Cook Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Dan Murray Deputy assistant director of the FBI
Alan Trent Chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence

The Central Intelligence Agency

John Clark Operations officer
Domingo "Ding" Chavez Operations officer
Mary Pat Foley Deputy Director (Operations)
Chet Nomuri Field officer of Japanese descent working in Japan

The United States military

Bart Mancuso Rear admiral and commander of Pacific submarine forces (COMSUBPAC)
Robby Jackson Rear admiral in the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Mike Dubro Rear Admiral, Commander of the USS Eisenhower and USS Lincoln
Rafael "Bud" Sanchez Commander on USS Stennis
Wally Martin "Dutch" Claggett Lieutenant Commander of the USS Tennessee submarine
Sandy Richter Chief Warrant Officer 4 and test pilot for the Comanche helicopter program
Captain Diego Checa Ranger Squad Leader in Japan
Julio Vega Senior NCO of Ranger squad assigned to Japan

Japan

Raizo Yamata Chairman of a large conglomerate in Japan and leader of the Zaibatsu
Hiroshi Goto Japanese prime minister to be. Controlled by Yamata
Mogataru Koga Former Prime minister of Japan, a potential opposition leader to Goto
Rear Admiral Yusuo Sato JMDSF fleet commander associated with Yamata
Seiji Nagumo Japanese intelligence officer covered as an embassy official
Torajiro Sato A 747 captain for Japan Air Lines

Other characters

V. K. Chandraskatta Fleet commander in the Indian Navy who is allied with Yamata
Zhang Han San Chinese career diplomat allied with Yamata
George Winston Founder of the Columbus Group, a mutual funds group
Mark Gant Senior executive of the Columbus Group. Aide to Winston
Sergey Golovko Chairman of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)
Major Boris Il'ych Scherenko Deputy resident of Station Tokyo for the SVR
Oleg Lyalin Former KGB "illegal" who is now an instructor at the Defense Language Institute
Portagee Oreza Former Master Chief Quartermaster for the Coast Guard living in Saipan
Kimberly Norton Goto's mistress
Barbara Linders A former aide to and raped by Vice President Kealty
Cathy Ryan Associate professor with Johns Hopkins Hospital, Jack Ryan's wife