Foreign brief US secretaries of state who didn’t last

Elihu B. Washburne

11 days (1869) Moved to France as US minister.

William R. Day

141 days (1898) Left for US Peace Commission to end Spanish– American War.

Abel P Upshur

219 days (184344) Killed in gun explosion on USS Princeton.

Louis Mclane

397 days (1833-1834) Resigned after a dispute with the vice-president.