Milan D. Bish (July 1, 1929 – November 5, 2001) was an American diplomat. He was

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, St Lucia,

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, and

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,U.S. Department of State
/ref> as well as Special Representative to

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from 1981 to 1984, under

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.Elmer Plische, ''U.S.Department of State: A Reference History'',

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, 1990, p. 63

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Biography

Milan D. Bish was born in

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on July 1, 1929.Reagan appointee
/ref> He received a B.A. from

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in 1950. He was President of Mid-Continent Enterprises, a real-estate company, and Bish Machinery Co., Bish and Son Cattle Co., and a highway commissioner for Nebraska. He then joined the

transition team for the

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before being appointed as Ambassador to Barbados, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Saint Vincent, and Special Representative to St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla.

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