Mission

United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) is an international non-governmental organization addressing the interests and needs of Macedonians and Macedonian communities throughout the world.

UMD's main goals are to foster unity among Macedonian people, and advance their cause.  We work to promote our historical, spiritual and cultural heritage while advancing the Macedonian tradition within the framework of various advocacy, educational, and charitable programs.

With headquarters in Washington, D.C., UMD has representatives serving Macedonian communities around the world, including Brussels, Canberra, London, Melbourne, New York, Paris, Stuttgart, Sydney, and Toronto.

 Objectives

• Safeguard the rights of Macedonians around the world
• Strengthen the unity among the Macedonian Diaspora
• Act with and on behalf of Macedonian communities before governmental and international bodies
• Cooperate with the world community, promoting the universal ideas of peace, freedom, self-determination, and equality 

Policy Issues

• Advance Macedonian interests through educational advocacy, charitable efforts, and social and cultural events
• Support the Republic of Macedonia's constitutional and rightful name
• Defend the Macedonian ethnic identity
• Support the human rights of Macedonians in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, and Serbia
• Improve relations among Macedonia and the United States, Canada, Australia, European Union, Russia, among others, and support accession into NATO and the EU

UMD recognizes that the success and well-being of the Macedonian communities worldwide is the best guarantor for the well-being of Macedonia. 

UMD is a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization.

Board of Directors and Officers

Metodija A. Koloski, President

Aleksandar Mitreski, Vice President

Michael A. Sarafin, Secretary

Denis Manevski, Treasurer

Ordan Andreevski, Director, Australian Operations 

Jim Daikos, Director, Canadian Operations

Boban Jovanovski, Director, Policy Planning

Ivona M. Grimberg, Director, Economic Development Program

Stojan Nikolov, Director

Aleksandra Trpkovska, Director, The Fund for Macedonian Children

Mark Branov, Editor, UMD Voice

World Representation

Dijana Despodova-Pajkovski, Kiev, Ukraine - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , +380-97-598-8518

Boris Kamcev, St. Petersburg, Russia - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Zlatko Nikolovski, Vienna, Austria - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Claude Zoran Spasevski, Paris, France - This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it