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09STATE53031
2009-05-22 21:44:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:  

Allowance and Post Differential

Tags:  ALOW AMGT APER AFIN 
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 09 STATE 053031 

SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential
Reclassifications TL:SR-708

Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations
(GC,FA)

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 09 STATE 053031

SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential
Reclassifications TL:SR-708

Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations
(GC,FA)


1. Effective May 24, 2009, unless otherwise noted,
allowances and/or post differential rates are
revised as shown. These changes are issued under
TL:SR-708.


2. Please inform local offices of all U.S.
government agencies at the posts listed in this
cable.


3. Important: Read this entire message as posts may
be listed more than once. Changes are listed by
allowance or differential rather than by post.


4. Taiwan has been included, when applicable, under
arrangement with the American Institute in Taiwan.


5. The changes in the Danger Pay Allowance for
Bosnia-Herzegovina are based on an updated Danger
Pay Factors Form submitted by Embassy Sarajevo on
behalf of the Branch Office in Banja Luka.


6. The Post (Hardship) Differential changes for
Bosnia are based on elimination of the Danger Pay.
The changes for Mexico reflect expiration of the
temporary one-class increase authorized by the Under
Secretary for Management on April 26, 2009. The
increase was due to the impact on USG personnel of
the Government of Mexico's decision to temporarily
close schools, restaurants, movie theaters, gyms,
etc. due to H1N1.


7. The changes in the Living Quarters Allowance
rates for Brazil, China, and Mexico are based on
living quarters expenditure information provided by
embassies Brasilia, Beijing and Mexico City,
respectively.


8. The Post Allowance changes for Milan, Turin and
Florence, Italy are based on a survey submitted by
Milan. All other Post Allowance changes are based
on currency exchange rate information reported to
the Office of Allowances as of the first Thursday of
Pay Period 10 (May 14, 2009).


9. All Education "At-Post" Allowance rate changes
are based on new information supplied by posts for
the current school year.


10. Effective May 24, 2009, footnote "u" is amended
to reflect expiration of the temporary increase in
the Post (Hardship) Differentials for Mexico (see
paragraph 6). The Post (Hardship) Differential for

STATE 00053031 002 OF 009


DEA and FBI employees is adjusted to remove credit
for Political Violence from the Post (Hardship)
Differential for any DEA/FBI employee receiving

Danger Pay. The differential for those employees in
Mexico is: Ciudad Juarez 10%, Cuernavaca 0%,
Guadalajara 0%, Hermosillo 10%, Matamoros 5%,
Mazatlan 5%, Merida 10%, Metapa 15%, Mexico City
10%, Monterrey 0%, Nogales 0%, Nuevo Laredo 10%,
Other 0%, Tapachula 15%, Tijuana 5%, Tuxtla
Gutierrez 10%, and Veracruz 0%.


11. This information is available on the State
Department internet and intranet sites. The
internet site address is: (http://aoprals.state.gov) .
The intranet (internal State Department network) site
address is: http://aoprals.a.state.gov/.



DANGER PAY
FROM TO
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
BANJA LUKA 15 0
OTHER 15 0


POST DIFFERENTIAL
FROM TO
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
BANJA LUKA 15 20
OTHER 15 20

MEXICO
CIUDAD JUAREZ 20 15
CUERNAVACA 5 0
GUADALAJARA 5 0
HERMOSILLO 15 10
MATAMOROS 10 5
MAZATLAN 10 5
MERIDA 15 10
METAPA 20 15
MEXICO CITY, D.F. 20 15
MONTERREY 10 5
NOGALES 10 5
NUEVO LAREDO 20 15
OTHER 5 0
TAPACHULA 20 15
TIJUANA 15 10
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ 15 10
VERACRUZ 5 0


LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
2 3 4 2 3 4
BRAZIL
BRASILIA WF 32700 32700 31900 46000 45800 41400
WOF 32700 31900 29600 46000 41400 36500

CHINA

STATE 00053031 003 OF 009


BEIJING WF 16000 14500 13100 71200 65600 58200
WOF 15300 13100 11600 65600 58200 51700

MEXICO
MEXICO CITY, D.F.
WF 35500 32500 29200 44000 41300 38000
WOF 33800 29200 26000 43000 38000 34200


POST ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
ALBANIA
OTHER 5 10
TIRANA 5 10

AUSTRALIA
ALICE SPRINGS 10 15
BRISBANE 10 15
CANBERRA 10 15
GERALDTON 5 10
GOLD COAST 10 15
MELBOURNE 15 20
NEWCASTLE, NSW 5 10
OAKEY 10 15
OTHER 5 10
PERTH 10 15
RICHMOND, NSW 10 15
SYDNEY 15 20
TOOWOOMBA 10 15
TOWNSVILLE 10 15
WALKERVILLE, S.A. 5 10

BELGIUM
GOSSELIES 30 35
MONS 30 35
OTHER 30 35
SHAPE/CHIEVRES 30 35

BENIN
COTONOU 15 20
OTHER 15 20

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
BANJA LUKA 0 5
OTHER 0 5
SARAJEVO 0 5

BULGARIA
OTHER 15 20
SOFIA 15 20

CANADA
AMHERSTBURG 20 25
ARGENTIA 20 25
CALGARY 20 25
DARTMOUTH 25 30
EDMONTON 20 25
HALIFAX 25 30
KINGSVILLE 20 25
LONDON, ONTARIO 5 10

STATE 00053031 004 OF 009


MONTREAL 25 30
NORTH BAY CANADIAN FORCES BASE 20 25
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 20 25
OTHER 20 25
OTTAWA 20 25
PRINCE RUPERT 20 25
QUEBEC 20 25
STRAIT OF GEORGIA TEST RANGE, B.C.
20 25
TORONTO 25 30
VANCOUVER 35 42
VICTORIA 25 30
WINNIPEG 20 25

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
BANGUI 35 42
OTHER 35 42

CHILE
OTHER 0 5
SANTIAGO 0 5

COTE D'IVOIRE
ABIDJAN 20 25
OTHER 20 25

CROATIA
OTHER 25 30
ZAGREB 25 30

CYPRUS
NICOSIA 30 35
OTHER 30 35

ESTONIA
OTHER 10 15
TALLINN 10 15

FINLAND
HELSINKI 50 60
OTHER 42 50

FRANCE
BELLEAU 50 60
BONY 50 60
DRAGUIGNAN 50 60
EPINAL 50 60
FERE EN TARDENOIS 50 60
FONTAINEBLEAU 50 60
GARCHES 60 70
LE HAVRE 50 60
LYON 60 70
MARSEILLE 60 70
MONTPELLIER 60 70
OTHER 50 60
PARIS 60 70
ROMAGNE-SOUS-MONTFAUCON 50 60
SEVRES 60 70
ST. AVOLD 50 60
ST. JAMES 50 60

STATE 00053031 005 OF 009


ST. LAURENT 50 60
ST. MIHIEL 50 60
STRASBOURG 50 60
SURESNES 60 70
VERSAILLES 60 70

GERMANY
AUGSBURG 30 35
BABENHAUSEN 30 35
BAD AIBLING 30 35
BAD KREUZNACH 30 35
BAD NAUHEIM 30 35
BAUMHOLDER 30 35
BERCHTESGADEN 30 35
BIRKENFELD 30 35
BOEBLINGEN 30 35
BREMEN 30 35
BREMERHAVEN 30 35
BUTZBACH 30 35
DARMSTADT 30 35
DELMENHORST 30 35
ERLANGEN 30 35
FLENSBURG 30 35
FRANKFURT AM MAIN 30 35
FRIEDBERG 30 35
FUERTH 30 35
GARLSTEDT 30 35
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN 35 42
GEILENKIRCHEN 30 35
GELNHAUSEN 30 35
GERMERSHEIM 30 35
GIEBELSTADT 30 35
GIESSEN 30 35
GRAFENWOEHR 30 35
GREFRATH 30 35
GREVEN 30 35
HANAU 30 35
HANDORF 30 35
HANNOVER 30 35
HEIDELBERG 30 35
HEILBRONN 30 35
IDAR-OBERSTEIN 30 35
INGOLSTADT 42 50
KAISERSLAUTERN, LANDKREIS 30 35
KARLSRUHE 30 35
KERPEN 30 35
KITZINGEN 30 35
KOBLENZ 30 35
LEIMEN 30 35
LEIPZIG 30 35
LUDWIGSBURG 30 35
MAINZ 30 35
MANNHEIM 30 35
MAYEN 30 35
MUENSTER 30 35
MUNICH 42 50
NELLINGEN 30 35
NEUBRUECKE 30 35
NOERVENICH 30 35
NUERNBERG 30 35

STATE 00053031 006 OF 009


OBER RAMSTADT 30 35
OBERAMMERGAU 35 42
OSTERHOLZ-SCHARMBECK 30 35
OTHER 30 35
PIRMASENS 30 35
RHEINAU 30 35
RHEINBERG 30 35
SCHWABACH 30 35
SCHWETZINGEN 30 35
SECKENHEIM 30 35
SEMBACH 30 35
STUTTGART 30 35
VILSECK 30 35
WERTHEIM 30 35
WIESBADEN 30 35
WORMS 30 35
WUERZBURG 30 35
ZIRNDORF 30 35
ZWEIBRUCKEN 30 35

GREECE
ARGYROUPOLIS 35 42
ATHENS 35 42
ELEFSIS 35 42
ELLINIKON 35 42
IRAKLION (CRETE) 30 35
MT. HORTIATIS 35 42
MT. PARNIS 35 42
MT. PATERAS 35 42
NEA MAKRI 35 42
OTHER 30 35
PERIVOLAKI 35 42
PIRAEUS 35 42
SOUDA BAY (CRETE) 30 35
TANAGRA 35 42
THESSALONIKI 35 42

HOLY SEE
HOLY SEE 50 60

HUNGARY
BUDAPEST 10 15
OTHER 10 15

ITALY
FLORENCE 60 70
MILAN 60 70
NETTUNO 50 60
ROME 50 60
TURIN 60 70

JAPAN
GOTEMBA 60 50

KOSOVO
OTHER 5 10
PRISTINA 5 10

LATVIA
OTHER 20 25

STATE 00053031 007 OF 009


RIGA 20 25

MACEDONIA
OTHER 10 15
SKOPJE 10 15

MALI
BAMAKO 20 25
OTHER 20 25

MALTA
MALTA 25 30

MONTENEGRO
OTHER 20 25
PODGORICA 20 25

MOROCCO
CASABLANCA 15 20
OTHER 10 15
RABAT 15 20
SALE 15 20
TANGIER 10 15

NETHERLANDS
AMSTERDAM 35 42
BRUNSSUM 35 42
COEVORDEN 35 42
EYGELSHOVEN 35 42
HEERLEN 35 42
HOENSBROEK 35 42
HULSBERG 35 42
KERKRADE 35 42
LANDGRAAF 35 42
MAASTRICHT 35 42
MARGRATEN 35 42
OTHER 35 42
PAPENDRECHT 35 42
ROTTERDAM 35 42
SCHAESBURG 35 42
SCHINNEN 35 42
SCHIPHOL 35 42
THE HAGUE 35 42
YPENBURG 35 42

NEW ZEALAND
AUCKLAND 10 15
BLENHEIM 10 15
CHRISTCHURCH 10 15
OTHER 10 15
WELLINGTON 10 15

NIGER
NIAMEY 5 10
OTHER 5 10

PAPUA NEW GUINEA
OTHER 20 30
PORT MORESBY 20 30


STATE 00053031 008 OF 009


PORTUGAL
ALVERCA 15 20
AZORES 15 20
LAJES FIELD 15 20
LISBON 15 20
OTHER 15 20
PONTA DELGADA 15 20

REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIA
MALABO 30 35
OTHER 30 35

RUSSIA
MOSCOW 15 20
OTHER 0 5
SAINT PETERSBURG 10 15
SAKHALIN ISLAND 10 15
VLADIVOSTOK 10 15
YEKATERINBURG 5 10

SAMOA ISLANDS
SAMOA 15 20

SENEGAL
DAKAR 15 20
OTHER 15 20

SLOVAK REPUBLIC
BRATISLAVA 30 35
OTHER 30 35

SLOVENIA
LJUBLJANA 15 20
OTHER 15 20

SWEDEN
OTHER 30 35
STOCKHOLM 35 42

SWITZERLAND
GENEVA 80 90
OTHER 80 90

TAIWAN
KAOHSIUNG 25 30
OTHER 25 30
TAIPEI 25 30

THAILAND
BANGKOK 5 10
CHIANG MAI 0 5
OTHER 5 10
UDORN 0 5

TOGO
LOME 20 25
OTHER 20 25

TUNISIA
CARTHAGE 0 5

STATE 00053031 009 OF 009


OTHER 0 5
TUNIS 0 5


EDUCATION ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
AWAY AWAY
AT FROM AT FROM
GRADE POST POST GRADE POST POST
MOROCCO
RABAT K 11500 11500 K 12850 12850
1-5 13900 13900 1-5 15500 15500
6-8 15850 15850 6-8 17650 17650
9-12 16150 16150 9-12 18050 18050

SALE K 11500 11500 K 12850 12850
1-5 13900 13900 1-5 15500 15500
6-8 15850 15850 6-8 17650 17650
9-12 16150 16150 9-12 18050 18050
CLINTON