Categories that can be referred to as 'zombie' were used in the foreign policy of the Chilean democratic transition (1990-2010). The term 'zombie' is used to describe them because their practical application differs from an original definition that is almost meaningless. Open regionalism, Latin American priority and long-standing State policy arose from hegemonic impositions, corporate influences and deep-rooted traditions that delineated a strategy of international insertion based on global trade that was lacking any regional preferences. This article uses the constructivist approach to analyse how the dominant domestic political tendencies adopted a simulated consensual character to avoid conflict through formulas applied by the President, who represents an almost unique constitutional actor in decision-making processes in the external sphere and a symbol of national unity.