: No, Yellen doesn’t have a side gig as a cabbie. Here’s why the Treasury secretary was behind the wheel.

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s trip to Africa has made for some interesting photos, none more than this picture where it look likes the Brooklyn-born economist has become a cabbie.

Bloomberg reporter Chris Condon shared this photo of Yellen, and other outlets carried similar images:

According to the Treasury Department, Yellen was visiting a Ford
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assembly plant in Silverton, South Africa, where she toured the plant and talked about U.S.-African economic ties. The facility employs over 4,000 people and is scheduled to be entirely carbon neutral by 2024, the Treasury says.

Over on Twitter, a caption competition was held, leading to this gem:

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