Sir John Balfour GCMG, GBE (1894–1983) was a British diplomat.
Sir John was the son of the Conservative politician Charles Balfour, and the maternal grandson of the 5th Earl of Antrim.
Balfour was an Oxford student studying German in the city of Freiberg when World War I began.
[1] During his service with the Foreign Office, Balfour was posted to Portugal, Spain (1951–1954),[2] Argentina, Moscow, and Washington DC.
[3] A hispanophile, Balfour was an ardent opponent of Francisco Franco's regime.