Ruth Rajavejjabhisal

Biography

Prior to assuming her role as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Riga in April 2018, Ruth worked as Economic and Prosperity Officer at the British Consulate General Istanbul.

Ruth joined the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in 2002, as a PA/Generalist in the China Hong Kong Department before her first posting abroad to Budapest (2004-2007) as an Administrative Officer. Following this, she was posted to Riga as Third Secretary/Press and Public Affairs where she worked for a year until April 2008. After serving in Riga, Ruth returned to the FCDO in London where she worked as the Climate Change & Economics Desk Officer in the Climate Change and Energy Department (2008-2010) and subsequently EU-Gibraltar/Portugal Desk Officer and Spain and Holy See Desk Officer in the Western Mediterranean Department (2010-2013).

Ruth grew up in Bangkok and Belfast. She was educated at Methodist College Belfast and at Roehampton Institute, University of Surrey where she graduated with a BSc degree in Biology with Environmental Science. She also gained an MSc degree in Applied Environmental Science from Queen’s University Belfast.