Milan C. Miskovsky | |
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| Birth name | Milan Carl Miskovsky |
| Born | May 11, 1926 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | October 15, 2009 (aged 83) Washington, D.C. |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Spouse(s) |
Anne Miskovsky
(m. 1952; died 2004) |
Milan Carl Miskovsky (May 11, 1926 – October 15, 2009) was an American who served as a member of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He helped negotiate the release of Gary Powers in 1962 and over 1,000 prisoners captured during the 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion. After retiring from the CIA, Miskovsky worked for multiple federal agencies, including the Federal Maritime Commission and the Treasury Department.
Following the 1967 Detroit riot, Miskovsky was appointed to lead an investigation into the cause of the unrest and interview civil rights leaders for the Kerner Commission. His report ultimately concluded that America was becoming divided into two separate societies based on skin color, and that the societies were inherently unequal.
Miskovsky would later serve as the director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the general counsel of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. He helped to establish the Archdiocesan Legal Network in 1989 and worked in private practice from 1981 until his retirement in 2003.
- ^ Schudel, Matt. "Milan Miskovsky, 83, Dies; Helped Negotiate Hostage Cases". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 January 2015.