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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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