The new Peace Corps bureau is located across the street from the Malien Embassy in Tevragzena.
Mailing address:
BP 222
Nouakchott, Mauritania
West Africa
Phone:
(Country Code 222) 525.16.83
Fax:
(222) 525.19.29
U.S. Embassy after hours
(222) 525-32-88
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Peace Corps Office Hours
The Peace Corps office is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. Cashier hours for Volunteer payments and financial transactions are 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The office will be closed for Mauritanian and American holidays on dates determined by the Mauritanian government and the US Embassy.
Projected Mauritanian and American Holidays for September 2002 - August 2003
Date | (A)merican (M)auritanian | Observance |
14 March* | M | Muslim New Year
|
01 May | M | International Labor Day |
25 May | M | Journée de l'Afrique |
26 May** | A | Memorial Day Observed |
22May* | M | Id al-Maouloud 'Nebewi |
04 July | A | US Independence Day |
*Muslim religious lunar holidays; dates of observance to be determined.
** Holidays are usually observed by the US agencies in NKC on Sundays if the holiday is on a Monday.