The United States Embassy was closed that day out of respect for a Venezuelan national holiday, but a consular officer nonetheless opened the Consular Section to accept the passport and initiate the necessary administrative processing.
当天美国使馆出于对一个委内瑞拉国家节日的尊重而关闭，但一位领事官员开门办公，接受护照并启动了必要的行政处理程序。