U.S. Embassy/Consulate to be closed January 16, 2017

Athens — The U.S. Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the U.S. Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all U.S. Government offices in Greece will be closed onMonday, January 16, 2017 in observance of Martin Luther King’s Birthday, a U.S. national holiday.

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