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Embassy Holidays

The U.S. Embassy in Conakry, Guinea will be closed on the following dates in 2008 in observance of local and U.S. holidays.

 

Date	Holiday	Type
January 1	New Year's Day	GG/U.S.
January 21	Martin Luther King's Day	U.S.
February 18	President's Day	U.S.
March 20*	Maouloud	GRH*
March 24*	Lundi de Pâques/Easter Monday	GG
April 3	Second Republic Day	GG
May 1	Labor Day (G)	GRH*
May 25	OAU Anniversary	GG
May 26	Memorial Day	U.S.
July 4	Independence Day (U.S.)	U.S.
August 15	Assumption Day	GG
September 1	Labor Day (US)	U.S.
September 29	Lailatoul Qadr	GRH*
October 2	Indepdenence Day (G)	GG
October 3	End of Ramadan (Eid-al-Fitr)	GG
October 13*	Columbus Day	U.S.
November 11	Veteran's Day	U.S.
November 27	Thanksgiving	U.S.
December 9*	Tabaski* (Eid-al-Adha)	GRH*
December 25	Christmas Day	GG/U.S.

U.S. = United States holiday

GG = Guinean Government

GRH* = Guinean religious holiday, governed by lunar calendar. Exact dates confirmed by religious authorities.