Talyn Rahman-Figueroa

Talyn Rahman-Figueroa; (born 8 May 1985) is a British diplomatic consultant and chief executive officer and founder of Grassroot Diplomat. Rahman-Figueroa was born and brought up in London, England.

Education Rahman-Figueroa received her BA in Japanese and management from SOAS, which included further language training at the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies in Kyoto, Japan. She completed an MA in diplomatic studies from the University of Westminster as part of the Diplomatic Academy of London and a Human Rights Fellowship at McGill University in Canada.

After her studies, Rahman-Figueroa completed supplementary diplomatic training at the House of Commons, the European Union Commission,

Rahman-Figueroa joined the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) to engage in issues of gender and women's rights operated by the United Nations. She was nominated on to the executive board where she influenced national campaigns and introduced initiatives to attract younger members. She also served on the executive team of Action for UN Renewal, an organisation that educates the public about the work of the UN, focusing on communications and media campaigns. She spent much of her time engaging in issues including: women's rights, corporate social responsibility, nuclear disarmament, climate change, and UN reform.

Rahman-Figueroa has participated in several international summits such as the Millennium Development Goals Conference, United Nations Climate Change conference and Global Humanitarian Forum During this time, she completed her first book Women in Diplomacy that assessed the role of British women in the diplomatic service. She is on the board of several institutions and consults independently for various foreign governments. Grassroot Diplomat engages with both official diplomats and citizen diplomats to help build positive impressions of their country that serve at the level of all people, no matter what their nationality. Ultimately, the consultancy works on projects related to digital diplomacy and public diplomacy to ensure that diplomats and embassies remain relevant in a modern world.

Over the years,

In 2018, Rahman-Figueroa published the Diplomatic Planner - a 12-month career development toolkit for international relations practitioners. She has developed a range of products and services to provide global diplomats on building brands for their cause, mission and country. She provides coaching to diplomats around the world in modernising their public communications, creating personal branding, and engaging in more effective community campaigns that breaks negative stereotypes and national misconceptions.

Awards In April 2012, Rahman-Figueroa won the Channel S Award for Graduate Excellence.