Editing Frederick T. Frelinghuysen (section)

====U.S. Secretary of State====
On December 12, 1881, he was appointed [[United States Secretary of State]] by President [[Chester A. Arthur]] to succeed [[James G. Blaine]], and served until the inauguration of President [[Grover Cleveland]] in 1885.<ref>Sayles, Stephen. ''The Romero-Frelinghuysen Convention: A Milestone in Border Relations.'' New Mexico Historical Review 51 (October 1976): 295-311.</ref>

Upon taking the post, Frelinghuysen was tasked with resolving a number of consequences resulted by the actions of his predecessor Blaine.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/> Taking a pacifistic and patient approach,<ref name=britannicabio/><ref name=encyclopedia.combio/> he shared the vision held by [[William H. Seward]] of the United States dominating the global market in setting an example for other nations to follow, he withdrew the U.S. from the [[War of the Pacific]] between [[Chile]] and [[Peru]] in which his predecessor unsuccessfully backed the Peruvians.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/><ref name=statedepartmentbio>[https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/people/frelinghuysen-frederick-theodore Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817–1885)]. ''Office of the Historian''. Retrieved November 14, 2021.</ref>

Frelinghuysen's other actions included canceling a scheduled Pan-American conference against President Arthur's wishes that Blaine had originally planned.<ref name=encyclopedia.combio/><ref name=garfieldandarthur/><ref name=statedepartmentbio/> In addition, he negotiated a treaty change with [[Hawaii]] that allowed for a naval base for the U.S. in [[Pearl Harbor]],<ref name=britannicabio/> which was later known for being bombed by [[Japan]] in [[World War II]].

In contrast to his predecessors in the position of U.S. Secretary of State, Frelinghuysen proved unable to urge [[Great Britain]] to modify the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty terms in a re-negotiation attempt,<ref name=statedepartmentbio/> and instead pushed through a treaty with [[Nicaragua]] that would permit the construction of a canal in the country under joint ownership.<ref name=encyclopedia.combio/> However, it was withdrawn later during the presidency of [[Grover Cleveland]] by the U.S. Senate, which did not ratify it.<ref name=statedepartmentbio/> Other efforts rejected by Congress included proposals to negotiate reciprocity [[Spain]], [[Mexico]], and Santo Dominigo, in addition to opening an international consortium between the Congo, U.S. and other countries.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/>

Frelinghuysen served in the post until the end of President Arthur's term, effectively resigning in early March 1885.<ref name=statedepartmentbio/>

After his term as Secretary of State Frelinghuysen returned to his home in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] where he died less than three months after retiring.<ref>Rollins, John William. ''Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen, 1817-1885: The Politics and Diplomacy of Stewardship.'' Ph.D. dissertation, [[University of Wisconsin]], [[Madison, Wisconsin]] 1974</ref>