Rahman-Figueroa spent two years completing her diplomatic training at various governmental institutions. 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==