Embassy Holidays
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 2013:
| January 1 Tuesday | New Year's Day | U.S/Lesotho |
| January 21 Monday | Martin Luther King Jnr. Day | U.S |
| February 18 Monday | President's Day | U.S |
| March 11 Monday | Moshoeshoe's Day | Lesotho |
| March 29 Friday | Good Friday | Lesotho |
| April 1 Monday | Easter Monday | Lesotho |
| May 1 Wednesday | Worker's Day | Lesotho |
| May 9 Thursday | Ascension Day | Lesotho |
| May 25 Saturday | Africa/Heroes Day | Lesotho |
| May 27 Monday | Memorial Day | U.S |
| July 4 Thursday | Independence Day | U.S |
| July 17 Wednesday | King's Birthday | Lesotho |
| September 2 Monday | Labor Day | U.S |
| October 4 Friday | Independence Day | Lesotho |
| October 14 Monday | Columbus Day | U.S |
| November 11 Monday | Veterans' Day | U.S |
| November 28 Thurday | Thanksgiving | U.S |
| December 25 Wednesday | Christmas Day | U.S/Lesotho |
| December 26 Thursday | Boxing Day | Lesotho |