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The United States Embassy in Nairobi will not be open for business on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, as the facility observes Veterans Day, a federal holiday in the United States.
The embassy confirmed the closure through a post on its official X account on Tuesday.
Regular operations, including visa and consular services, are expected to resume on Thursday, November 12.
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Veterans Day is observed on November 11 each year to honour all men and women who have served in the US armed forces.
The holiday traces its origins to Armistice Day, which commemorated the ceasefire between the Allied powers and Germany that took effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, bringing an end to fighting in World War I.
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President Woodrow Wilson formally proclaimed November 11 as Armistice Day in 1919.
Congress elevated the date to a federal holiday in 1938, originally dedicating it to world peace.
