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…
Yesterday, Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov imparted the mandate to form a new Macedonian government to the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Macedonia, Mr. Zoran Zaev. Mr. Zaev provided assurances to the President that his Parliamentary majority will “guarantee the protection of the unitary character, sovereignty, territorial integrity, independence and multi-ethnicity of the Republic of Macedonia.” Mr. Zaev further…
The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) rejects the illegitimate appointment of Talat Xhaferi as speaker of the Macedonian parliament. Mr. Xhaferi – who used to go by the name Komandant Forina – is implicated as being directly responsible for the Vejce Massacre of 2001, in which eight Macedonian soldiers were ambushed, tortured and then burned alive by Albanian separatists. An alleged…
The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) applauds the efforts of the Congressional Caucus on Macedonia and Macedonian-Americans (hereinafter referred to as “Macedonia Caucus”), which is critical to the U.S.-Macedonia strategic bilateral relationship. Over 30 members of Congress, both Republicans and Democrats, are part of the Macedonia Caucus. UMD looks forward to members of the Macedonia Caucus visiting Macedonia in the near…
Обединета Македонска Дијаспора (ОМД) ги поздравува напорите на Конгресната група за Македонија и Македонските Американци (во понатамошниот текст дефинирани како “Македонската Група”), кои се од клучно значење за зацврстување на Американско-Македонските билатерални и стратешки односи. Над 30 членови на Конгресот кои вклучуваат Републиканци и Демократи, се дел од Македонската група, чија идна посета на членовите во Македонија како основа за…
The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) appeals to the citizens of Macedonia to refrain from violence. Violence is not the solution and leads to endangering the future, peace and stability in Macedonia. The only democratic solution for the crisis is dialogue among all political parties, instead of escalating situations like today’s in the Parliament with the illegal election of Talat Xhaferi…
Fox News published an op-ed by UMD President Metodija A. Koloski in response to a piece on the current situation in Macedonia published by Fox News in March 2017. Click HERE for the op-ed. Below is the full text: The real story about the Republic of Macedonia By Metodija A. Koloski Published April 19, 2017 FoxNews.com On behalf of the…
Yesterday, United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) leaders met with Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47th Congressional District) in his Long Beach, California office to discuss U.S.-Macedonia relations and issues concerning the Macedonian-American community in his district and throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Pictured left to right: UMD Board Member & U.S. Director Trajko Papuckoski, Congressman Lowenthal, UMD Los Angeles Regional Representative Marija…
United, We Can! That’s been our motto since UMD was founded in 2004. It’s only when Macedonians unite are we effective. On behalf of UMD, and our young leaders program – Generation M, I am excited to invite you to the 4th Macedonian-American Leadership Conference and Macedonian-American Days on the Hill in Washington, D.C. on June 8-10, 2017. With a…
The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) strongly denounces Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s continued use of disinformation and falsehoods relating to the Republic of Macedonia and Albania’s increasing entanglement in the Republic’s internal affairs. In a recent interview for France 24, Rama questioned the “minority” status of ethnic Albanians in Macedonia, stating that their numbers constituted “around 35% of the Macedonian…
The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) is pleased to bring to you this special interview with one of our Macedonian Diaspora 40 under 40 recipients and author of the cookbook MACEDONIA Recipes from the Balkans – Kat Nitsou. Kat Nitsou was born in Toronto, Canada to Macedonian parents from Rula and Breznitsa, in Aegean Macedonia, current day northern Greece. As she…
On March 23, 2017, the United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) participated in a discussion on The Stream broadcasted by Al-Jazeera. This debate centered on the mass protests taking place in Macedonia as a result of the ethnic Albanian political platform, also known as the Tirana Platform, negotiated in Tirana, Albania under the auspices of Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. Femi Oke…