Congressional Caucus on Macedonia and Macedonian Americans

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The Congressional Caucus on North Macedonia and Macedonian Americans is a bi-cameral and bi-partisan group of members of Congress dedicated to maintaining and strengthening a positive and mutually beneficial relationship between the United States and North Macedonia. It was founded in 2011 by former congresswoman Candice Miller. [1]

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Breakdown of current membership of the North Macedonia Caucus

House

Senate

Members

Co-chairs

Source: [2]

Representatives

Republican [2]

previously in office

Democrat [2]

previously in office

Senators

Republican

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References

  1. "UMD: Macedonia Caucus Vital to Bolstering U.S.-Macedonia Ties". United Macedonian Diaspora. 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  2. 1 2 3 www.ciclt.net https://www.ciclt.net/sn/clt/gsba/poc_detail.aspx?P_ID=&ClientCode=gsba&LegComID=22437 . Retrieved 2023-04-23.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Macedonia Caucus Co-Chairs on NATO Accession Agreement". 14 March 2019.
  4. @KristinaDims (January 17, 2019). "Tweet" (Tweet) via Twitter. (subscription required)
  5. "UMD Welcomes Senator Braun as 1st U.S. Senator to Join Macedonia Caucus". United Macedonian Diaspora. 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2023-04-23.