Sylvie Baïpo-Temon is a Central African politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Central African Republic since 14 December 2018. She replaced

Charles-Armel Doubane Charles-Armel Doubane (born 12 November 1966
United Nations press release, BIO/4296, 23 June 2011 .) is a Ce ...

, allegedly under

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pressure because Doubane took a too pro-Western stance. She formerly worked as a financial analyst at

BNP Paribas BNP Paribas (; sometimes referred to as BNPP or BNP) is a French multinational universal bank and financial services holding company headquartered in Paris. It was founded in 2000 from the merger of two of France's foremost financial instituti ...

since 2003 and has no previous diplomatic experience. In July 2022, Sylvie Baïpo-Temon was ordered by the French tax authorities to pay €18,000 of unpaid taxes.POLITIQUE Centrafrique : la ministre des Affaires étrangères rattrapée par le fisc français
''Jeune Afrique.'' Published 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.

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Living people BNP Paribas people Ministers of foreign affairs of the Central African Republic Central African Republic women diplomats Female foreign ministers Year of birth missing (living people) Women government ministers of the Central African Republic {{CentralAfricanRepublic-politician-stub