▁also ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁tradition ▁of ▁voting ▁against ▁the ▁U . S . ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁and ▁for ▁years ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Non - aligned ▁Mov ement . ▁Di ▁T ella ▁carried ▁out ▁Men em ' s ▁real ignment ▁of ▁Argent ine ▁foreign ▁policy ▁towards ▁the ▁" W ashington ▁Cons ensus ," ▁out lin ing ▁a ▁new ▁U . S .- Ar gent ine ▁ent ente ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁fam ously ▁described ▁as ▁" c arn al ▁relations ." ▁ ▁Di ▁T ella ' s ▁efforts ▁also ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁decision ▁by ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁to ▁design ate ▁Argentina ▁a ▁Major ▁non - N AT O ▁al ly . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁strength ened ▁the ▁newly ▁cord ial ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁U . K . ▁and ▁signed ▁land mark ▁commercial ▁co operation ▁acc ords ▁regarding ▁the ▁Ex clus ive ▁Econom ic ▁Zone ▁around ▁the ▁F alk land ▁Islands ▁with ▁British ▁Foreign ▁Secretary ▁Douglas ▁H urd , ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁A ▁charm ▁off ensive ▁towards ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁F alk lands ▁( including ▁Di ▁T ella ' s ▁personally - aut ograph ed ▁annual ▁post cards ) ▁remained ▁largely ▁fruit less ▁- ▁though ▁it ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁improved ▁opinion ▁of ▁Argentina ▁by ▁the ▁island ers , ▁who ▁cred ited ▁him ▁with ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁Argent ine ▁politician ▁to ▁recogn ise ▁that ▁any ▁solution ▁to ▁the ▁problem ▁must ▁involve ▁consult ations ▁with ▁the ▁island