About the Embassy
2009 U.S. and Turkmen Holidays
Official American and Turkmen holidays for which employees of the Embassy are excused from duty are limited to the following for the calendar year 2009:
DATE |
DAY |
DESCRIPTION |
COUNTRY |
|
January 1 |
Thur |
New Year's Day |
U.S./Turkmen |
|
January 12 |
Mon |
Memorial Day |
Turkmen |
|
January 19 |
Mon |
Martin L. King's Birthday |
U.S. |
|
February 16 |
Mon |
President's Day |
U.S. |
|
February 19 |
Thur |
National Flag Day |
Turkmen |
|
May 18 |
Mon |
Magtumguli Day |
Turkmen |
|
May 25 |
Mon |
Memorial II Day |
U.S. |
|
July 3 |
Fri |
Independence Day |
U.S. |
|
September 7 |
Mon |
Labor Day |
U.S. |
|
October 6 |
Tue |
Remembrance Day |
Turkmen |
|
October 12 |
Mon |
Columbus Day |
U.S. |
|
October 27-28 |
Tue-Wed |
Independence Days |
Turkmen |
|
November 11 |
Wed |
Veterans' Day |
U.S. |
|
November 26 |
Thu |
Thanksgiving Day |
U.S. |
|
December 25 |
Fri |
Christmas Day |
U.S. |
Additional National holidays of Kurban Bairam (70 days after Oraza Bairam) and Oraza Bairam (end of Ramadan) – the dates to be determined by lunar calendar and announced by Turkmen Government as non-working days.
