About the Embassy
2007 Official Embassy Holidays
During calendar year 2008, the U.S. Embassy will be closed on the dates indicated below in observance of American and Libyan holidays:
Date | Day of the Week | Holiday | Type |
January 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day | American |
January 10 (Lunar) | Thursday * | El am Hejri | Libyan |
January 20 | Sunday | Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday | American |
February 17 | Sunday | President's Day | American |
March 2 | Sunday | People's Power Declaration | Libyan |
March20 (Lunar) | Thursday* | Prophet's Birthday | Libyan |
May 25 | Sunday | Memorial Day | American |
July 3 | Thursday | Independence Day | American |
August 31 | Sunday | Labor Day | American |
September 1 | Monday | National Day | Libyan |
October 1 (Lunar) | Wednesday* (3day) | End of Ramadan | Libyan |
October 12 | Sunday | Columbus Day | American |
November 11 | Tuesday | Veterans' Day | American |
November 27 | Thursday | Thanksgiving | American |
December 7 (Lunar) | Sunday* | The Day of Arafa | Libyan |
December 8 (Lunar) | Monday* (2 day) | Eid-Ul-Adha | Libyan |
December 25 | Thursday | Christmas | American |
If an American holiday falls on a Friday, the Embassy will be closed on the preceding Thursday.
If the American holiday falls on a Saturday, the Embassy will be closed the following Sunday.
If the American holiday falls on a Monday, the Embassy will be closed the preceding Sunday.
Libyan holidays falling on Friday or Saturday will not affect the weekday work schedule.
* Approximate dates: Actual dates will be determined by the lunar calendar.
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