The White House also postponed a major visit to Washington next week by President Hu Jintao of China.
The buildings are still used for annual shows and for major visiting art exhibits.
Over Thanksgiving vacation, when the major visited the colonel, he proposed.
Major visited him in December 2013 and praised his efforts in advancing peace.
The US is putting out the flags for the major visit by the head of an equal – and by some measures greater – superpower.
Referring to the Department of National Defense, one major visiting here from Ottawa rolled her eyes and said: "D.N.D. is not in the business of running bed and breakfasts".
Major visiting orchestras perform at the Châtelet Theatre or the Pleyel Concert Hall, and concerts are given by smaller groups in many of the churches.
Alex Henes, 21, a photography major visiting from Ithaca College in New York, said the issue of which image was used for the stamp was inconsequential because it involved outmoded technology.
Friends and family were the major visit companions, and one-third of the respondents visited UGSs alone.
