2017 Embassy Holiday Schedule 2017 New Year's Day ‘American ‘Sunday Jan I | Coptic Christmas * Egyptian Saturday [Jan 7 Martin Luther King's Birthday | American Sunday [Jan 15 Revolution/Police Day Feyptian Wednesday [Jan 25 President's Day American Sunday Feb 19 Sham EI Nessim Egyptian Monday ‘April 17 Sinai Liberation Day Egyptian Tuesday April 25 Labor Day Egyptian Monday May 1 Memorial Day ‘American Sunday May 28 Eid El Fi™* Egyptian Sun/Mon June 25/26 Independence Day ‘American Tuesday July 4 National Day Egyptian Sunday July 23 id El Adha */** Egyptian Thurs/Fri/Sat Aug 31/Sept 1/2 Tabor Day ‘American Sunday Sept3 Islamic New Year ¥¥ Egyptian ‘Thursday Sept 21 ‘Armed Forces Day * Egyptian Friday Oct 6 Goluntbus Day ##*——— American | Sunday —«d Gee Veterans Day | America| Sunday Nov ‘Thanksgiving Day *** ‘American ‘Thursday Nov 23 ‘Moulid EI Nabi ** Egyptian Thursday Nov 30 [ Christmas Day ¥* ‘American Monday Dee 25 “The Embassy will consider moving the observance date of local holidays falling on weekends or otherwise in the event that the Egyptian Government issues decisions mandating that both the public and private sector change the observance date ofa local holiday, **Dates of Islamic holidays are subject to confirmation from Dar al Tfta, and may vary from. the above projected dates. *** The WISE project will follow the above schedule, except for Columbus Day, October 8 and Veterans Day, November 12 will be regular work days for WISE, but the US embassy and the! USAID will he closed. This schedule is subject to change pending the announcement of any unexpected holidays. 2 : ‘Approved: fog, Bu Seeed—. we Gregory Niblet, Interim COP : and MTC Vice President for ESD