The National Albanian American Council (NAAC) is a nonprofit
advocacy group
Advocacy groups, also known as interest groups, special interest groups, lobbying groups or pressure groups use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and ultimately policy. They play an important role in the developm ...
based in
Washington, DC
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that represents
Albanian Americans
Albanian Americans ( sq, shqiptaro-amerikanët) are Americans of full or partial Albanian ancestry and heritage in the United States. They trace their ancestry to the territories with a large Albanian population in the Balkans among others to A ...
and lobbies on their behalf.
Ekrem Bardha
Ekrem Bardha (born 13 May 1933) is an Albanian American businessman, co-founder of the National Albanian American Council (NAAC), and former owner of Illyria Newspaper. He is currently serving as Albania's Honorary Consul in Michigan and is regar ...
co-founded the group on 1 October 1996.
Avni Mustafaj served as its executive director.
Albania Aims to Register its Huge Diaspora
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External links
Official Facebook
Albania–United States relations
Foreign policy political advocacy groups in the United States
Lobbying organizations in the United States
Organizations based in Washington, D.C.
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