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 2009:
January 1 Thursday | New Year's Day | U.S./Lesotho |
January 19 Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | U.S. |
February 16 Monday | President's Day | U.S. |
March 11 Wednesday | Moshoeshoe's Day | Lesotho |
April 10 Friday | Good Friday | Lesotho |
April 13 Monday | Easter Monday | Lesotho |
May 1 Friday | Worker's Day | Lesotho |
May 1 Friday | Ascension Day | Lesotho |
May 25 Monday | Africa/Heroe's Day | Lesotho |
May 25 Monday | Memorial Day | U.S. |
July 3 Friday | Independence Day | U.S. |
July 17 Friday | King's Birthday | Lesotho |
September 7 Monday | Labor Day | U.S. |
October 4 Sunday | Independence Day | Lesotho |
October 12 Monday | Columbus Day | U.S. |
November11 Wednesday | Veterans Day | U.S. |
November 26 Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | U.S. |
December 25 Friday | Christmas Day | U.S./Lesotho |
December 26 Saturday | Boxing Day | Lesotho |