US Embassy in Baku announces temporary closure

The US Embassy in Baku will be temporarily closed starting June 19..

The announcement was published on the embassy’s official account on the social media platform X, Caliber.Az reports.

ABŞ-nin federal bayramı olan Cüntins (Juneteenth) münasibətilə ABŞ-ın Bakıdakı Səfirliyi iyunun 19-da, cümə günü bağlı olacaq.

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The U.S. Embassy in Baku will be closed on Friday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth, a U.S. federal holiday pic.twitter.com/Oo460idyzL

— U.S. Embassy Baku (@USEmbassyBaku) June 19, 2026

The closure is linked to the US federal holiday Juneteenth, during which the embassy will not be open for public services or routine operations.

The embassy is scheduled to resume its normal activities on June 22.

By Vafa Guliyeva