 The twelve-day voyage ended at Pesaro and he proceeded to Rome.One of Pius VII's first acts was appointing the minor cleric Ercole Consalvi, who had performed so ably as secretary to the recent conclave, to the College of Cardinals and to the office of Cardinal Secretary of State.Consalvi immediately left for France, where he was able to negotiate the Concordat of 1801 with the First Consul Napoleon.