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US embassy to close on Sunday
By JT - Feb 14,2014 - Last updated at Feb 14,2014
AMMAN — The US embassy will be closed on Sunday in observance of former US president George Washington’s birthday, also known as Presidents’ Day, it said in a statement issued on Thursday.
The embassy will resume normal hours of operation on Monday.
First observed in 1885, Presidents’ Day is celebrated each year on the third Monday of February to honour former presidents Washington and Abraham Lincoln, the embassy said.
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