Iordan Bărbulescu

Iordan Gheorghe Barbulescu
Born	(1952-01-20) January 20, 1952 Stoileşti, Vâlcea County, Romania
Awards	National Order of Faithful Service European Citizens' Prize
Academic background
Alma mater	University of the Basque Country
Thesis	La preadhesión de los Países de Europa Central a la Unión Europea, elemento clave para la reunificación europea con especial referencia al caso de Rumania, (1990-1996) (1996)
Doctoral advisor	Francisco Aldecoa
Academic work
Discipline	European studies
Institutions	Școala Națională de Studii Politice și Administrative
Notable students	Victor Negrescu

Iordan Gheorghe Bărbulescu (born 20 January 1952) is a Romanian university professor and diplomat. He is currently dean of the department of international relations and European studies of the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration in Bucharest, as well as president of the senate of this university. He is also president of the Romanian Association for International Relations and European Studies (ARRISE). He has a doctorate from the University of the Basque Country, with a thesis on the pre-accession of eastern European countries to the European Union. He was also a diplomat in Romania's ministry of foreign affairs (1997-2003), and a member of the joint committee on preparation for the negotiations of Romania's accession to the European Union.

Awards and distinctions

In 2002 professor Barbulescu was admitted to the National Order of Faithful Service with the rank of Knight for his contribution to the promotion of Romania's foreign policy. In 2016 he also received the European Citizen's Prize awarded by the European Parliament.