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Frelinghuysen's other actions included canceling a scheduled Pan-American conference Blaine had originally planned.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/><ref name=encyclopedia.combio/>
 
Frelinghuysen's other actions included canceling a scheduled Pan-American conference Blaine had originally planned.<ref name=garfieldandarthur/><ref name=encyclopedia.combio/>
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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, 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 However, it was withdrawn later during the presidency of [[Grover Cleveland]] by the U.S. Senate.
    
==Death and burial==
 
==Death and burial==
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