About The Embassy

Embassy Holiday Schedule for 2009

• January 1,  Thursday  New Years Day (AM)
• January 2,  Friday  New Years Day (BH)
• January 6,  Tuesday  Christmas (BL)
• January 7,  Wednesday  Christmas (BL)
• January 9,  Friday  Day of Republic (BL)
• January 19,  Monday  Martin Luter King Jr.'s Bday (AM)
• February 16,  Monday  Washington's Birthday (AM) 
• March 1,  Sunday  Independence Day (SM)
• *April 13, Monday  Easter Monday  (SM)
• *April 17,  Friday  Good Friday (BL)
• *April 20,  Monday  Easter (BL)
• May 1,  Friday  Labor Day (BH)
• May 2,  Saturday  Labor Day (BH)
• May 9, Saturday  Victory Over Fascism Day (BL)
• May 25,  Monday  Memorial Day (AM)
• **July 3,  Friday  Independence Day (AM)
• August 15,  Saturday  Assumption Day (SM)
• September 7,  Monday  Labor Day (AM)
• *September 20, Sunday  Ramadan Bajram (SM)
• October 12,  Monday  Columbus Day (AM)
• November 1,  Sunday  All Saint's Day (SM)
• November 11,  Wednesday  Veterans Day (AM)
• November 21, Saturday  Dayton Peace Agreement (BL)
• November 25,  Wednesday  Statehood Day (SM)
• November 26,  Thursday  Thanksgiving (AM)
• *November 27,  Friday Kurban Bajram (SM)
• December 25,  Friday Christmas (AM)

Explanation:

• (AM)  U.S.A.
• (BH)  Bosnia and Herzegovina
• (BL)  Banja Luka
• (SM)  Sarajevo and Mostar

The Embassy will be officially closed to the public on the listed American and Bosnian and Herzegovina holidays.

*These religious holidays are based on lunar calendars and may change.
* *July 4, 2009 (the legal public holiday for Independence Day), falls on a Saturday. For most Federal employees, Friday, July 3, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. (See 5 U.S.C. 6103(b).)