1. The President
The person should be able to play a leading role in the Uyghur community in the United States, have proven ability in organizing a variety of activities, be able to give convincing speeches either in politics or other areas, be fluent in English, Uyghur and other languages. He/she has to a person with confidence and dedication to the cause of the Uyghur community in the United States. He/she should be able to resolve a variety of problems facing our community.

2. Vice President: Collects information on Human Rights Situations and activities in Eastern Turkistan and reports to the board of directors and sends the findings to Human Rights Organizations and related government officials. Must have goog knowledge of Human Rights and the UN convention on Human Rights. The Vice President resumes the duties of president in the absence of president.

3. General Secretary
Assisting the President in coordinating the activities of the Board of Directors. Keep track and make permanent record of all the activities of UAA. Prepare official document and letters on behalf of the Board of Directors. Respond to inquiries, e-mails and letters from other organizations and individuals (if necessary). The person has to be fluent in at least three languages - English, Uyghur and Chinese. He/she has to have excellent writing and information technology skills.

4. Treasurer
Responsible for all the financial matters of the organization, he/she has to be willing and able to organize fund rising activities. Manage the spending of the Uyghur American Association. The person holding this position should have a very strong economic or business background, should have the proven ability in accurately handling financial issues.

5. Director of Communication
He/she should be able to promote scientific and technological exchange between Uyghurs in the United States and rest of the world, actively create conditions for this kind of communication such as organizing scientific or cultural conferences, Uyghur community cultural/social gatherings. The person is also responsible for publishing a journal or other publication of UAA.

The newly elected Board of Directors held their first meeting on May 29 and had job distribution among themselves. The names and functions of the new Board of Directors are as following:

Ghoja Turdi, President
Rushen Abbass, Vice president
Ilyar Shemshidin, Treasurer
Maynur Yusuf, Secretary
Parhat Yasin, Director of Communication

Several organizational changes occurred after the second Congress. The current officers of UAA: