Attachment_2-List-of-Holidays-2026.pdf

This is a Management Notice issued by the U.S. Embassy Gaborone announcing the 2026 Mission Holiday Schedule. The notice, dated August 25, 2025 (No. MN25/083), is directed to all U.S. Mission employees and specifies the dates when the Mission will be closed to the public.

The Mission will observe a combined calendar of 20 holidays in 2026, comprising both United States federal holidays and Botswana national holidays. U.S. holidays include New Year's Day (January 1), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 19), President's Day (February 16), Memorial Day (May 25), Juneteenth (June 19), Independence Day (July 3), Labor Day (September 7), Columbus Day (October 12), Veterans Day (November 11), and Thanksgiving Day (November 26). Botswana holidays include Public Holiday (January 2), Good Friday (April 3), Easter Monday (April 6), Labor Day (May 1), President's Day (July 20), Public Holiday (July 21), Botswana Day (September 30), Public Holiday (October 1), and Boxing Day (December 28). Two holidays are observed by both countries: New Year's Day (January 1) and Christmas Day (December 25). The notice was approved by the Deputy Chief of Mission, cleared by the Human Resources Officer and Administrative/Management Officer, and drafted by the Human Resources Advisor.