After just eight months on the job, John Bryson, the Secretary of the Department of Commerce, resigned his Cabinet post.

Bryson suffered a seizure while being involved in a series of hit-and-run accidents in California. He said his medical condition could become a "distraction."

Bryson was confirmed to his position in October 2011. One of his first actions after taking office was to appoint Dee Alexander, a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, as his senior adviser for Native American Affairs.

Bryson made his first appearance before the National Congress of American Indians this past March.

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