The closure has been introduced in accordance with a presidential government order, a publish of the US embassy mentioned. The presidential order offers for “the closure of executive departments and agencies of the federal government on these dates,” the publish added.
The embassy of the United States of America in India on Tuesday introduced that routine consular companies won’t be accessible from Wednesday (December 24) to Friday (December 26) because the embassy and US consulates will remain closed on these dates. The closure has been introduced in accordance with a presidential government order, a publish of the US embassy mentioned. The presidential order offers for “the closure of executive departments and agencies of the federal government on these dates,” the publish added.
The publish by the US embassy says: “The U.S. Embassy and Consulates in India will be closed from Wednesday, December 24, 2025, to Friday, December 26, 2025, in accordance with the Presidential Executive Order providing for the closure of executive departments and agencies of the federal government on these dates.” The announcement of closure on and round Christmas Day (December 25) comes after US President Donald Trump final week signed an government order directing the identical.
The presidential government order, which has been made accessible on the White House web site, says: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. All executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, and Friday, December 26, 2025, the day before and the day following Christmas Day, respectively.” It provides: “Sec. 2. The heads of executive departments and agencies may determine that certain offices and installations of their organizations, or parts thereof, must remain open and that certain employees must report for duty on December 24, 2025, or December 26, 2025, or both, for reasons of national security, defense, or other public need.”
