Emmanuel Touaboy is a diplomat from the

Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of th ...

. Touaboy was appointed to the position of

Ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...

to the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

in February 2001 by President

Ange-Félix Patassé Ange-Félix Patassé (January 25, 1937 – April 5, 2011) was a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 1993 until 2003, when he was deposed by the rebel leader François Bozizé in the 2003 coup d'ét ...

. When Patassé was overthrown by rebel leader

François Bozizé François Bozizé Yangouvonda (born 14 October 1946) is a Central African politician who was President of the Central African Republic from 2003 to 2013. Bozizé rose to become a high-ranking army officer in the 1970s, under the rule of Jean-B� ...

, Touaboy maintained his post in the United States. He was succeeded by

Stanislas Moussa-Kembe Stanislas Moussa-Kembe is a diplomat from the Central African Republic. He has served as the ambassador to the United States since August 2009, taking over for Emmanuel Touaboy Emmanuel Touaboy is a diplomat from the Central African Republic. Touabo ...

in 2009.United States Department of State
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20th-century births Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Ambassadors of the Central African Republic to the United States {{Africa-diplomat-stub