His queen was future Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman.
However, he had become the protégé of General Henry Dearborn, the future Secretary of War.
One of his students was future Secretary of State Cordell Hull.
No doubt these academies will produce future Secretaries of State for Education like Michael Gove.
All very sensible - but there are no safeguards to stop a future Secretary of State drawing up a more political booklist.
While at Princeton he roomed with another future Secretary of Defense, Frank Carlucci.
But the more important point is that future Secretaries of State don't need a "stately" house.
He was succeeded by his protégé and future Secretary of Administration and Finance Leslie Kirwan.
As a result, no future Secretary is likely to run the risk of letting henchwomen do political dirty work soon again; the cost of the investigation was public money well spent.
Before this campaign, he was a major player in foreign policy in Asia and Latin America, even mentioned as a future Secretary of State.