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UMD Urges All Macedonians to Call Their Representatives to Co-Sponsor H. Res. 1070
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UMD Urges All Macedonians to Call Their Senators to Co-Sponsor S. Res. 459
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Please help Macedonia by countering the Greek foreign minister’s misinformation campaign designed to derail Macedonia’s NATO membership invitation at the NATO summit in April.
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Greek-Americans lobby Congress to refer to us as 'FYROM.'  S. Res. 300 is inaccurate and inappropriate.  Act Quickly: call/fax/e-mail/visit your Senator.  Educate your Senator on this issue ASAP!
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"The Greek government views the term "Macedonian" as a geographic term that describes all Greek citizens living in the Macedonian region in northern Greece. The government denies the assertions of the ethnic Macedonians in Greece that they are are a minority group; officials refer to them as "Slavophone Greeks" or "bilinguals." - Human Rights Watch

Click HERE to read Human Rights Watch Report on Greece. - A MUST READ

Click HERE to read the U.S. Department of State's Human Rights Report on Greece.

Click HERE to read MHRMI 2008 Annual Report on Greece.
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UMD Calls for Fair and Open Elections in Macedonia PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Today, the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) urged the government of the Republic of Macedonia to do everything necessary to ensure that the upcoming elections in Macedonia are free, fair, and without incident.  Metodija A. Koloski, UMD’s President stated: “It falls upon Macedonian citizens, not just government officials and political leaders, to constructively participate in Macedonia’s democratic process.  It is through democratic means that there will be equality and justice for all Macedonian citizens, not violence.”
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UMD Announces Opening of Office in Washington, D.C. and Initiation of UMD Fellowship Program PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 06 May 2008
The Founders and Board of Directors of the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) are pleased to announce the opening of UMD's first office -- in the historic Evening Star Building on Pennsylvania Avenue, in the heart of Washington, D.C.  Located blocks away from the White House and Congress, in the city's main business district, UMD's office will serve the needs and interests of all Macedonians and Macedonian communities throughout the world.
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Temelkovski Laments Postponement of Macedonia’s Entry into NATO PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 06 April 2008
Lui Temelkovski, Member of Parliament for Oak Ridges-Markham, today joins the tens of thousands of Canadians of Macedonian descent lamenting the Republic of Macedonia’s exclusion from membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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TCA & UMD Announce Study in Turkey Scholarships for Macedonian-American Students PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 10 February 2008
The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) and the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) today announced the launch of a scholarship program for Macedonian-American students to participate in study abroad programs in Turkey.  

TCA , through UMD, will award up to 10 grants per year for $2,000 to full-time Macedonian-American undergraduates accepted to a study abroad program at a Turkish university.  The objectives of the program are for Macedonian-American students to foster friendship, understanding and cooperation between the United States and Turkey and to explore the historical and cultural links between Turkey and Macedonia.
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UMD Commemorates 136th Birthday of Goce Delchev PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 04 February 2008
Today, the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) observes the 136th anniversary of the birth of Macedonian national hero Goce Delchev, one of the fathers of the Macedonian national consciousness and of Macedonian independence.  Goce Delchev fought and gave his life for a free and independent Macedonia and preserved the spirit of the Macedonian people during Ottoman rule over Macedonia. 
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