Holidays and Closures

Overview

The U.S. Embassy and other U.S. agencies in Abidjan observe both U.S. and Ivorians holidays and will be closed on those dates. The visa application services call center also observes U.S. and Ivorians holidays and will also be closed on those dates.

Embassy Dates of Closure

During the year 2011, the Embassy will be closed on the dates shown below.

Dates of Closure - All Dates 2011
DateDayHolidayCountry
January 1SaturdayNew Year's Day**U.S., Côte d’Ivoire
January 17MondayMartin Luther King, Jr. DayU.S.
February 11FridayArmed Forces DayCôte d’Ivoire
February 21MondayPresident's DayU.S.
March 9WednesdayDecoration DayCôte d’Ivoire
March 15TuesdayJ.J. Roberts' BirthdayCôte d’Ivoire
April 8FridayFast and Prayer DayCôte d’Ivoire
May 14SaturdayNational Unification Day**Côte d’Ivoire
May 30MondayMemorial DayU.S.
July 4MondayIndependence DayU.S.
July 26TuesdayIndependence DayCôte d’Ivoire
August 24WednesdayFlag DayCôte d’Ivoire
September 5MondayLabor DayU.S.
October 10MondayColumbus DayU.S.
November 3ThursdayThanksgiving DayCôte d’Ivoire
November 11FridayVeteran's DayU.S.
November 24ThursdayThanksgivingU.S.
November 29TuesdayW.V.S. Tubman's DayCôte d’Ivoire
December 25SundayChristmas Day*U.S., Côte d’Ivoire

* Celebrated on Monday in lieu of Sunday
** Celebrated on Friday in lieu of Saturday