About the embassy
R. Chance Sullivan, Management Officer, American Embassy in DRC
The U.S. Mission will be closed on the following dates in calendar year 2013 in observation of American and Congolese holidays. The Chief of Mission will review any additional holidays declared by the host country government on case-by-case basis to decide whether the U.S. Mission will also be closed on those days.
| January 1 (Tue) | New Year's Day | American/Local |
| January 4 (Fri) | Day of the Martyrs | Local |
| January 16 (Wed) | national Heroes Day | Local |
| January 17 (Thu) | National Heroes Day | Local |
| January 21 (Mon) | Martin Luther King's Day | American |
| February 18 (Mon) | Washington's Birthday | American |
| May 1 (Wed) | Labor Day | Local |
| May 17 (Fri) | Liberation Day | Local |
| May 27 (Mon) | Memorial Day | American |
| June 30 (Sun)* | Independence Day | Local |
| July 4 (Thu) | Independence Day | American |
| August 1 (Thu) | Parents' Day | Local |
| September 2 (Mon) | Labor Day | American |
| October 14 (Mon) | Columbus Day | American |
| November 11 (Mon) | Veterans' Day | American |
| November 28 (Thu) | Thanksgiving Day | American |
| December 25 (Wed) | Christmas Day | American/Local |
*Congolese holidays that fall on Saturdays or Sundays may be observed on the preceding or following day depending on the GDRC's decision.