The United Macedonian Diaspora’s continued support for the inclusion of the Republic of Macedonia into both the EU and NATO does not in any way concede a name change. Greece has been a decades’ long adversary in Macedonia’s quest for greater regional stability and security. Time and time again Macedonia has been willing to address Greece’s stated concerns – most…
As a leading non-governmental, non-political organization, founded in 2004, working to promote Macedonia and the Macedonian diaspora outside of our homeland, the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) welcomes the peaceful transition of power that occurred today in Macedonia and wishes the new government much success in performing their duties. UMD will work with this government, as it has worked with previous…
Agenda: 4th Macedonian-American Leadership Conference and Days on the Hill Thursday, June 8, 2017 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – MALC2017 Registration at UMD Office – Please come to UMD office at 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Meetings in Congress 6:00 p.m. – Macedonian-American Heritage Congressional Reception in honor of June Immigrant Heritage Month featuring performance by…
The Polish American Congress (PAC), the voice of over 12 million Americans of Polish heritage, sent a letter to President Obama calling for his “unqualified support for Macedonia’s full membership within NATO at the upcoming U.K. Summit.” The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) is pleased to inform you that our friends, the Polish American Congress (PAC), the voice of over 12 million Americans…
UMDiaspora sends a letter of gratitude to Jelko Kacin for his continued support to the Republic of Macedonia’s aspirations to join the European Union. Dear Mr. Kacin: The United Macedonian Diaspora, a Washington D.C. based organization with local offices across the world, would like to thank you on behalf of all Macedonians for your energy and activism in supporting…
Mirka was the most outstanding Macedonian woman freedom fighter, organizer and leader of the Greek Civil War. She was a teacher and an outstanding fighter for national, political and cultural equality of the Macedonian people. She was the first woman to become a victim of Greek monarcho-fascism in Greece. An Extraordinary Macedonian Woman’s Story Mirka Ginova (1916-1946) By Risto Stefov…
The Office of International Religious Freedom of the U.S. Department of State recently released its 2005 Religious Freedom Report on Macedonia. In this report it states that in Macedonia “There was no overall change in the status of respect for religious freedom during the period covered by this report. The continued absence of provocative actions by state and nonstate actors,…
ExploringMacedonia.com is the official Macedonian tourism portal, a site which incorporates tourist information on Macedonia, Macedonian hotels, restaurants, travel routes and travel guides, including off- the- beaten track routes like rock art routes, various Balkan tours and cave safari.
The Macedonian Stock Exchange was founded on September 13, 1995 and commenced trading on March 28, 1996, as a central marketplace for trading in securities and the first organized stock exchange in the history of the Republic of Macedonia. For more information on these companies, please visit the Macedonian Stock Exchange website at the following link: http://www.mse.org.mk/index-e.asp. Food and Beverages…
AmCham Macedonia aims to support and advance the interests of U.S., international and leading local businesses in Macedonia, and to promote the competitiveness of the country. We achieve this by building and maintaining strong relationships between our members, foreign investors, local decision and policy makers, other AmChams, the international community in Macedonia, thought leaders and experts. Via our events, initiatives…
UMDiaspora sent a letter to the President of the Hellenic Republic, His Excellency, President Karolos Papoulias regarding his recent “invitation to all those disputing the Hellenic character of Macedonia to visit the findings unearthed by archaeological excavations in Vergina.” News article regarding President Papoulias’ invitation may be found at http://www.mpa.gr/article.html?doc_id=551808 His Excellency, President Karolos Papoulias c/o His Excellency, Ambassador Alexandros…
Educate your Representative in Congress about Resolution 306 Macedonian-Americans, please educate your Representative in Congress regarding Concurrent Resolution 306 BACKGROUND On November 17, 2005, Congressman David E. Price of North Carolina and the U.S. Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues co-chaired by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Congressman Mike Bilirakis (R-FL) introduced a resolution urginig “The Former Yugoslav Republic of…