Ivan Barbalić (born in Sarajevo, 1975) is a Bosnian diplomat who was served as Ambassador to the Russian Federation, and also served as a Permanent Representative to the United Nations and was accredited as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Chief of the Permanent Mission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Office of the United Nations.
He has served as a lecturer at the International League of Humanists, a group founded to promote peace in Southeast Europe, and has been a member of the UN Development Programme’s Early Warning System in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He also was a vice president of a non-governmental organization known the European Movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina NGO, a position he has held since 2006.
He is the son of Nikola Barbalić, former University Professor of the Mechanical Engineering, and excelling Volleyball Athlete.
Ivan is a nephew of Mr Željko Jerkić, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a grandson of Ivo Jerkic.