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

• Secure the civil 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 name
• Defend the Macedonian ethnic identity
• Support the human rights of Macedonians in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia
• Improve relations among Macedonia and the United States, Canada, Australia, 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.

Officers

Metodija A. Koloski, President

Aleksandar Mitreski, Vice President

Michael A. Sarafin, Secretary

Denis Manevski, Treasurer

Ordan Andreevski, Managing Director of Australian Operations 

Chris M. Purdef, Director, Charitable Efforts

Igor Zvezdakoski, Director, Economic Development

Marina Veljanovska, Director, Cultural Awareness

Alexander Krstevski, Editor, UMD Quarterly

Damjan Arsovski, Design, UMD Quarterly

Ljupco Stankovski, Grassroots

Dijana Despodova-Pajkovski, UMD Partnership with USAID's Primary Education Project