About the Embassy
Embassy Holidays and Operational Hours
The Embassy operational hours are 07:30 AM to 01:00 PM and from 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM, Monday through Thursday. On Friday, the Embassy is open from 07:30 AM to 01:30 PM. Personnel take lunch between 01:00 and 02:00 PM. The Embassy security guards are on duty around the clock and cover the Embassy phones after duty hours. There are also duty officers on call from the Embassy and Peace Corps. Emergency requests and enquiries should be directed to the Duty Officer when the Embassy is closed.
The following holidays will be observed in 2008:
January 1 Tuesday | New Year's Day | U.S/Lesotho |
January 21 Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | U.S. |
February 18 Monday | President's Day | U.S. |
March 11 Tuesday | Moshoeshoe 's Day | Lesotho |
March 21 Friday | Good Friday | Lesotho |
March 24 Monday | Easter Monday | Lesotho |
May 1 Thursday | Workers' Day | Lesotho |
May 1 Thursday | Ascension Day | Lesotho |
May 25 Sunday | Africa/Heroes Day | Lesotho |
May 26 Monday | Memorial Day | U.S |
July 4 Friday | Independence Day | U.S |
July 17 Thursday | King's Birthday | Lesotho |
September 1 Monday | Labor Day | U.S |
October 4 Saturday | Independence Day | Lesotho |
October 13 Monday | Columbus Day | U.S |
November 11 Tuesday | Veterans Day | U.S |
November 27 Thursday | Thanksgiving | U.S |
December 25 Thursday | Christmas Day | U.S/Lesotho |
December 26 friday | Boxing Day | Lesotho |
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