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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
09STATE90233	2009-08-28 22:12	2011-08-30 01:44	UNCLASSIFIED	Secretary of State

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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) 
 
¶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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