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09STATE90233
2009-08-28 22:12:00
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Secretary of State
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Allowance and Post Differential

Tags:  ALOW AMGT APER AFIN 
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 08 STATE 090233 

SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential
Reclassifications TL:SR-715

Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations
(GC,FA)

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 08 STATE 090233

SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential
Reclassifications TL:SR-715

Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations
(GC,FA)


1. Effective August 30, 2009, unless
otherwise noted, allowances and/or post
differential rates are revised as shown.
These changes are issued under TL:SR-715.


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 Post (Hardship) Differential changes for
Ghana and Guatemala are based on Post
(Hardship) Differential surveys submitted by
Accra and Guatemala City, respectively.


6. The changes in the Living Quarters Allowance
rates for Canada, Chile, Colombia, and Israel
are based on updated living quarters
expenditure surveys.


7. The Post Allowance changes for Belgium,
Jamaica, Lesotho, Oman, and Zambia are based on
updated Retail Price Surveys submitted by
Brussels, Kingston, Maseru, Muscat, and Lusaka,
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 17 (August 20,
2009).


8. The Education "At-Post" Allowance rate
changes are based on updated information
provided by posts for the 2009-2010 school
year.


9. Effective August 30, 2009, with TL:SR-715,
sections 030, 040, 070, 120, 130, 220, 240,
250, 260, 270, 280, 600 and 960 of the
Department of State Standardized Regulations
(DSSR) are amended in final publication. The
majority of these changes provide for
agencies to include domestic partners of U.S.
government employees as family members for

STATE 00090233 002 OF 008


foreign allowance purposes. The
corresponding interim changes to the DSSR,
effective July 5, 2009, were announced in
State 67315 and also in TL:SR-711, State

69220.


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/.


POST DIFFERENTIAL
FROM TO
GHANA
ACCRA 25 20
OTHER 25 20

GUATEMALA
GUATEMALA CITY 10 15
OTHER 15 20

LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
2 3 4 2 3 4
CANADA
WINNIPEG WF 27700 26600 22300 30600 29100 26200
WOF 26700 23400 21400 29700 26200 23300

CHILE
SANTIAGO WF 45500 45000 42600 49200 48700 44900
WOF 45000 42600 38700 48700 44900 39700

COLOMBIA
OTHER WF 44900 43400 43100 49400 48000 43400
WOF 43400 43100 38200 48000 43400 38600

ISRAEL
TEL AVIV WF 22000 16000 13600 50800 41200 35100
WOF 17600 13600 10200 46100 41200 27900


POST ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
ALBANIA
OTHER 15 10
TIRANA 15 10

AUSTRIA
OTHER 60 50
VIENNA 60 50

BELGIUM
ANTWERP 60 50
BERTRIX 60 50
BRUSSELS 60 50
FLORENNES 60 50

STATE 00090233 003 OF 008


HENRI-CHAPELLE 60 50
HERSTAL 60 50
HOOGBUUL 60 50
KLEINE BROGEL 60 50
NEUVILLE-EN-CONDROZ 60 50
WAEREGHEM 60 50

BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
BANJA LUKA 10 5
OTHER 10 5
SARAJEVO 10 5

CANADA
AMHERSTBURG 30 25
ARGENTIA 30 25
CALGARY 30 25
DARTMOUTH 35 30
EDMONTON 30 25
HALIFAX 35 30
KINGSVILLE 30 25
LONDON, ONTARIO 15 10
NORTH BAY CANADIAN FORCES BASE 30 25
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES 30 25
OTHER 30 25
OTTAWA 30 25
PRINCE RUPERT 30 25
QUEBEC 30 25
STRAIT OF GEORGIA TEST RANGE, B.C.
30 25
TORONTO 42 35
VICTORIA 35 30
WINNIPEG 30 25

CZECH REPUBLIC
OTHER 50 42
PRAGUE 50 42

FRANCE
BELLEAU 70 60
BONY 70 60
DRAGUIGNAN 70 60
EPINAL 70 60
FERE EN TARDENOIS 70 60
FONTAINEBLEAU 70 60
GARCHES 80 70
LE HAVRE 70 60
LYON 80 70
MARSEILLE 80 70
MONTPELLIER 80 70
OTHER 70 60
PARIS 80 70
ROMAGNE-SOUS-MONTFAUCON 70 60
SEVRES 80 70
ST. AVOLD 70 60
ST. JAMES 70 60
ST. LAURENT 70 60
ST. MIHIEL 70 60
STRASBOURG 70 60
SURESNES 80 70

STATE 00090233 004 OF 008


VERSAILLES 80 70

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

STATE 00090233 005 OF 008


SCHWABACH 42 35
SCHWETZINGEN 42 35
SECKENHEIM 42 35
SEMBACH 42 35
STUTTGART 42 35
VILSECK 42 35
WERTHEIM 42 35
WIESBADEN 42 35
WORMS 42 35
WUERZBURG 42 35
ZIRNDORF 42 35
ZWEIBRUCKEN 42 35

IRELAND
DUBLIN 60 50
LIMERICK 60 50
OTHER 60 50
SHANNON AREA 60 50

ISRAEL
KARMI'EL 25 30
OTHER 25 30
TEL AVIV 25 30

ITALY
AVELLINO 50 42
BRINDISI 50 42
CATANIA 50 42
GAETA 50 42
GENOA 50 42
GIOIA TAURO 50 42
LA SPEZIA 50 42
LEGHORN 50 42
MOUNT VERGINE 50 42
NAPLES 50 42
OTHER 50 42
PISA 50 42
PORDENONE-AVIANO 50 42
SARDINIA 60 50
SIGONELLA 50 42
VERONA 50 42
VICENZA 50 42

JAMAICA
KINGSTON 0 5
OTHER 0 5

JERUSALEM
JERUSALEM 25 30
WEST BANK 25 30

KOREA
AMMO DEPOT #9 10 5
CAMP CARROLL 10 5
CAMP COLBERN 10 5
CAMP MARKET 10 5
CAMP MERCER 10 5
CHANGWON 10 5
CHINHAE 10 5

STATE 00090233 006 OF 008


CHUNCHON 10 5
K-16 10 5
KIMHAE 10 5
KIMPO AIRFIELD 10 5
KUNSAN 10 5
KWANGJU 10 5
MUNSAN 10 5
OSAN AB 10 5
OTHER 10 5
PUSAN 10 5
PYONGTAEK 10 5
SEOUL 10 5
SUWON 10 5
TAEGU 10 5
TONGDUCHON 10 5
UIJONGBU 10 5
WAEGWAN 10 5

KOSOVO
OTHER 15 10
PRISTINA 15 10

LESOTHO
MASERU 10 15
OTHER 10 15

MALI
BAMAKO 30 25
OTHER 30 25

MEXICO
GUADALAJARA 0 5
HERMOSILLO 0 5
MERIDA 0 5
MEXICO CITY, D.F. 0 5

OMAN
MUSCAT 20 15
OTHER 20 15
SALALAH 20 15

PORTUGAL
ALVERCA 25 20
AZORES 25 20
LAJES FIELD 25 20
LISBON 25 20
OTHER 25 20
PONTA DELGADA 25 20

REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
BRAZZAVILLE 50 42
OTHER 50 42

ROMANIA
BUCHAREST 42 35

RUSSIA
OTHER 10 5
SAINT PETERSBURG 20 15

STATE 00090233 007 OF 008


SAKHALIN ISLAND 20 15
VLADIVOSTOK 20 15

SIERRA LEONE
FREETOWN 15 10
OTHER 15 10

SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE 35 30

SUDAN
JUBA 20 15
KHARTOUM 20 15
OTHER 20 15

TAIWAN
KAOHSIUNG 30 25
OTHER 30 25
TAIPEI 30 25

TOGO
LOME 30 25
OTHER 30 25

ZAMBIA
LUSAKA 0 15
OTHER 0 15


EDUCATION ALLOWANCE
FROM TO
AWAY AWAY
AT FROM AT FROM
GRADE POST POST GRADE POST POST

CANADA
TORONTO K-4 25800 25800 K-7 26350 26350
5-8 26000 26000 8-9 26450 26450
9-10 26150 26150 10 26600 26600
11-12 28050 28050 11-12 28500 28500

INDIA
MUMBAI K-5 31500 31500 K-5 31250 31250
6-10 33100 33100 6-10 32850 32850
11-12 33950 33950 11-12 33700 33700

JAPAN
HIROSHIMA K-6 5000 5000 K-6 25850 25850
7-8 5000 55900 7-12 25850 55900
9-12 150 55900

MEXICO
MEXICO CITY, D.F.
K 11050 11050 K 11400 11400
1-5 13850 13850 1-5 14350 14350
6 14800 14800 6 15350 15350
7-8 16850 52050 7-8 16950 52050
9 18100 52050 9 18200 52050
10 19900 52050 10 20000 52050

STATE 00090233 008 OF 008


11 19100 52050 11 19900 52050
12 21700 52050 12 22500 52050

NOGALES K-12 8900 8900 K-12 10250 10250

SLOVAK REPUBLIC
BRATISLAVA K 17650 52150 K 19150 52150
1-12 20450 52150 1-12 22250 52150

SURINAME
PARAMARIBO K 5800 5800 K 6250 6250
1-8 7800 7800 1-8 8250 8250
9-12 7800 54350 9-12 8250 54350
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