Hugh Tovar

Hugh Tovar
Hugh Tovar ; (spook);
Born	27 December 1922; Bogota, Colombia
Died	27 June 2015 (Age 92)
Alma mater	Harvard University
Parents	• Bernardo Tovar Borda; • Helen McManigal Tovar
Spouse	• Deborah McCarthy; • Pamela Kay Balow
Member of	Association of Former Intelligence Officers, Office of Strategic Services
	Thailand Chief of Station
Dates unknown
	Start in 1973
	Laos Chief of Station
In office
	1970 - 1973
	Indonesia Chief of Station
In office
	May 1964 - September 1966
	Oversaw the massacre of a million people
	Malaysia Chief of Station
Dates unknown
	before 1964
	Spook
Dates unknown
Employer	CIA/East Asia Division/Manila Station
	Started in 1950. Worked with Edward Lansdale

Bernardo Hugh Tovar was a career spook and member of the AFIO.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Career

Tovar was the CIA's senior representative in Laos from September 1970 until May 1973.^[4]

Aged 92.^[5]

Event	Start	End	Description
Colloquium on Intelligence Requirements for the 1990s	4 December 1987	5 December 1987	Spooky 1987 conference
Colloquium on Intelligence and Policy	9 November 1984	10 November 1984	A spooky conference in November 1984
Symposium on the Role of Special Operations in US Strategy for the 1980s	4 March 1983	5 March 1983	Spooky conference attended by the US MICC

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