Timerman 's tenure was marked by intensified diplomatic foreign controversies . Bringing perpetrators of the 1994 AMIA bombing to justice was prioritized , pursuant to which he persuaded the neighboring government of Bolivia to cut short a state visit to that country in 2011 by Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi ( whose arrest Argentine authorities had sought since 2007 in connection with the attack ) , while also working to establish a Truth Commission jointly with Iran in 2013 to investigate the 1994 bombing . He likewise advanced ongoing efforts against vulture funds seeking payment at face value on bonds bought from resellers for pennies on the dollar , and whose attempts to block payments to all other bondholders continued to threaten Argentina 's successful earlier debt restructuring
AMIA bombing
AMIA bombing
Héctor Timerman