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09STATE58419
2009-06-05 22:17:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:  

Allowance and Post Differential

Tags:  ALOW AMGT APER AFIN 
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 STATE 058419 

SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential
Reclassifications TL:SR-709

Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations
(GC,FA)

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 STATE 058419

SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential
Reclassifications TL:SR-709

Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations
(GC,FA)


1. Effective June 7, 2009, unless otherwise noted,
allowances and/or post differential rates are
revised as shown. These changes are issued under
TL:SR-709.


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 the
Central African Republic and Chad are based on
updated Danger Pay Factors Form submitted by Bangui
and Ndjamena, respectively.


6. The Post (Hardship) Differential changes for the
Central African Republic and the Bahamas are based
on updated Post (Hardship) Differential surveys
submitted by Bangui and the Department of the Navy,
respectively.


7. The changes in the Living Quarters Allowance
rates for Bangkok, Thailand, are based on living
quarters expenditure information provided by
Bangkok.


8. The Post Allowance changes for Denmark, Sudan,
and Turkey are based on surveys submitted by
Copenhagen, Khartoum, and Istanbul, respectively.
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 11 (May 28, 2009).


9. The Education ?At-Post? Allowance rate changes
for Colombo and Port of Spain are based on new
information supplied by posts for the 2008-2009
school year. All other Education Allowance rate
changes are for the 2009-2010 school year.


10. 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/.

STATE 00058419 002 OF 005





DANGER PAY
FROM TO
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
BANGUI 20 15
OTHER 20 15


CHAD
NDJAMENA 25 15
OTHER 25 15


POST DIFFERENTIAL
FROM TO
BAHAMAS
ANDROS ISLAND 10 15

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
BANGUI 25 30
OTHER 25 30


LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
2 3 4 2 3 4
THAILAND
BANGKOK WF 51100 47000 39500 51100 48000 44100
WOF 47000 41000 35900 48000 44100 38600


POST ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
BRAZIL
AMAZONAS 5 10
BELO HORIZONTE 5 10
BRASILIA 5 10
CAMPINAS 5 10
FORTALEZA 5 10
GOIAS 5 10
MARANHAO MATO GROSSO & DO SUL 5 10
OTHER AREA #1 5 10
OTHER AREA #2 5 10
PAR PIAUI 5 10
RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO 5 10
RIO DE JANEIRO 35 42
RONDONIA 5 10
RORIAMA 5 10
SAO PAULO 10 15

BURKINA FASO
OTHER 15 20
OUAGADOUGOU 15 20

CANADA
MONTREAL 30 35
TORONTO 30 35

STATE 00058419 003 OF 005


VANCOUVER 42 50

CZECH REPUBLIC
OTHER 35 42
PRAGUE 35 42

DENMARK
COPENHAGEN 60 70
OTHER 60 70

GABON
LIBREVILLE 50 60
OTHER 50 60

HUNGARY
BUDAPEST 15 20
OTHER 15 20

ISRAEL
KARMI'EL 20 25
OTHER 20 25
TEL AVIV 20 25

JAPAN
GOTEMBA 50 60

JERUSALEM
JERUSALEM 20 25
WEST BANK 20 25

LATVIA
OTHER 25 30
RIGA 25 30

LITHUANIA
OTHER 15 20
VILNIUS 15 20

LUXEMBOURG
LUXEMBOURG 35 42

NEW ZEALAND
AUCKLAND 15 20
BLENHEIM 15 20
CHRISTCHURCH 15 20
OTHER 15 20
WELLINGTON 15 20

ROMANIA
BUCHAREST 30 35

SAO TOME & PRINCIPE
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE 42 50

SIERRA LEONE
FREETOWN 20 15
OTHER 20 15

SOUTH AFRICA

STATE 00058419 004 OF 005


CAPE TOWN 0 5

SPAIN
ALGECIRAS 42 50
BARCELONA 50 60
MADRID 42 50
OTHER 42 50
ROTA 42 50
SEVILLE 42 50
SEVILLE PROVINCE 42 50
VALENCIA 42 50

SUDAN
JUBA 25 20
KHARTOUM 25 20
OTHER 25 20

TURKEY
ADANA-INCIRLIK 0 5
ANKARA 5 15
CAKMAKLI 10 20
ELMADAG 5 15
ISTANBUL 10 20
IZMIR-CIGLI 0 5
KARATAS 0 5
MANZARALI 5 15
OTHER 0 5
YAMANLAR 0 5

UNITED KINGDOM
BATH 10 15
BELFAST 25 30
BIRMINGHAM 10 15
BRACKNELL 30 35
BRISTOL 15 20
BROUGH 10 15
BUDE 10 15
CAMBRIDGE 15 20
CAVERSHAM 30 35
CHELMSFORD 10 15
CHELTENHAM 10 15
CHICKSANDS 10 15
CROUGHTON 15 20
DUNSTABLE 10 15
EDINBURGH 30 35
EDZELL 10 15
FAIRFORD 10 15
FARNBOROUGH 25 30
FELIXSTOWE 15 20
FT. HALSTEAD 30 35
GLENROTHES 15 20
GREENHAM COMMON 10 15
HARROGATE 10 15
HIGH WYCOMBE 30 35
HYTHE 10 15
KEMBLE 10 15
LAKENHEATH 10 15
LIVERPOOL 15 20
LONDON 30 35

STATE 00058419 005 OF 005


LOUDWATER 30 35
MENWITH HILL 10 15
MILDENHALL 10 15
NOTTINGHAM 10 15
OTHER 10 15
OXFORDSHIRE 15 20
PLYMOUTH 15 20
PORTSMOUTH 15 20
READING 30 35
ROCHESTER 30 35
SOUTHAMPTON 20 25
WATERBEACH 10 15
WELFORD 10 15
WEST BYFLEET 10 15
WILTSHIRE 10 15


EDUCATION ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
AWAY AWAY
AT FROM AT FROM
GRADE POST POST GRADE POST POST
EGYPT
CAIRO K-5 15800 15800 K-5 17500 17500
6-8 15650 15650 6-8 17650 17650
9-12 16300 16300 9-12 18100 18100

INDIA
CHENNAI K-5 18100 18100 K-5 17800 17800
6-8 18400 18400 6-8 18100 18100
9-12 20400 20400 9-12 20100 20100

NEW DELHI K-5 16300 16300 K-5 17300 17300
6-8 17400 17400 6-8 18450 18450
9-10 18300 18300 9-12 19450 19450
11-12 19100 19100

MICRONESIA
POHNPEI K 1450 62850 K 1650 62850
1-6 1600 62850 1-6 1700 62850
7-12 1650 62850 7-12 1750 62850

SOUTH AFRICA
PRETORIA K-5 19800 19800 K-5 19200 19200
6-8 22700 22700 6 22000 22000
9-12 24900 24900 7-8 21950 21950
9-12 24050 24050

SRI LANKA
COLOMBO K 11350 11350 K 13950 13950
1-4 13750 13750 1-4 16650 16650
5 13750 53950 5 16650 53950
6-8 14850 53950 6-8 17850 53950
9-10 17100 53950 9-10 20350 53950
11-12 17400 53950 11-12 20550 53950

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
PORT OF SPAIN K-5 13750 13750 K-5 14150 14150
6-8 14000 14000 6-8 14400 14400
9 14250 14250 9 14650 14650
10-12 14250 50400 10-12 14650 50400
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