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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
10STATE4612	2010-01-15 20:53	2011-08-30 01:44	UNCLASSIFIED	Secretary of State

VZCZCXRO0009
PP RUEHIK
DE RUEHC #4612/01 0152100
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 152053Z JAN 10
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
RUEHFSC/USOFFICE FSC CHARLESTON 5302
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
RUEHPH/CDC ATLANTA 8067
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RHMFIUU/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC
RUEPWJF/HQ BICE WASHINGTON DC
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RHMFIUU/CDRHRC AG PERS SVCS ALEXANDRIA VA
RHMFISS/CDRUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE
RHMFIUU/CDRAMC EUROPE SECKENHEIM GE
RHMFIUU/HQ USAFE RAMSTEIN AB GE
RHMFIUU/CG MCB CAMP BUTLER JA
RUEAGSA/GSA OFFICE INFO SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/CDRUSAETAC WINCHESTER VA
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
RUDKC/RRF CROUGHTON 9935
RUEKJCS/DODDS WASHINGTON DC
RUETIAA/DIRNSA FT GEORGE G MEADE MD
RUEADWD/DA WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/CDRUSAEIGHT SEOUL KOR
RHMFIUU/COMUSNAVEUR NAPLES IT
RHMFIUU/HQ PACAF HICKAM AFB HI
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RHMFIUU/DFAS INDIANAPOLIS IN
RHMFIUU/HRO SATELLITE SASEBO JA
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RHEFHLC/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
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RHEBAAA/UMEKI THORNE CF-50

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 06 STATE 004612 
 
SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential 
Reclassifications TL:SR-725 
 
Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations 
(GC,FA) 
 
STATE 00004612  001.2 OF 006 
 
 
¶1. Effective January 17, 2010, unless 
otherwise noted, allowances and/or post 
differential rates are revised as shown. 
These changes are issued under TL:SR-725. 
 
¶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 
Haiti, Kuwait, and Lebanon are based on Post 
(Hardship) Differential Questionnaires 
submitted by Port-au-Prince, Kuwait City, and 
Beirut, respectively. 
 
¶6. The Living Quarters Allowance (LQA) changes 
for Canada and Honduras are based on updated 
living quarters expenditure data submitted by 
the Defense Contract Management Agency and 
Tegucigalpa, respectively. 
 
¶7. The Post (Cost of Living) Allowance changes 
for Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Slovenia, and 
Venezuela are based on Retail Price Surveys 
submitted by Sarajevo, Gaborone, Ljubljana, and 
Caracas, 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 1 (January 7, 2010). 
 
¶6. The Education Allowance rate changes are 
based on updated information provided by posts 
for the current school year. The Education 
"Away-From-Post" Allowance rate changes for 
Riyadh are based on an updated assessment by 
the Office of Overseas Schools of the 
educational programs at post. 
 
¶7. The reporting requirements for submission 
of the Post (Hardship) Differential Survey 
 
STATE 00004612  002.2 OF 006 
 
 
for Port-au-Prince, Kuwait, and Beirut, are 
amended effective January 17, 2010, with 
TL:SR-725 as follows: 
 
                      FROM         TO 
Haiti 
  Port-au-Prince    Apr-Odd     Jan-Even 
 
Kuwait 
  Kuwait            Sep-Odd     Jan-Even 
 
Lebanon 
  Beirut             Apr-Odd    Jan-Even 
 
¶8. The reporting requirements for submission 
of the Post (Cost of Living) Retail Price 
Survey for La Paz, Sarajevo, Gaborone, 
Ljubljana, and Caracas are amended effective 
January 17, 2010, with TL:SR-725 as follows: 
 
                      FROM         TO 
Bolivia 
  La Paz            Mar-Odd     Jan-Even 
 
Bosnia-Herzegovina 
  Sarajevo         Dec-Odd      Jan-Even 
 
Botswana 
  Gaborone         May-Even     Jan-Even 
 
Slovenia 
  Ljubljana        Feb-Odd     Jan-Even 
 
Venezuela 
  Caracas          Aug-Odd     Jan-Even 
 
¶9. Effective 01/17/10 with TL:SR-725, the 
generic Living Quarters Allowance rates under 
footnote d in Section 920 have been revised to 
reflect the following rates: 
 
                 FROM                 TO 
             2    3    4        2     3     4 
 
       WF  16000 14500 13100   16200 14700 13200 
      WOF  15300 13100 11600   15400 13200 11800 
 
¶10. Effective 01/17/2010 with TLSR-725, the 
school at-post supplementary instruction 
allowance increases from $3,000 to $4,100. 
The new rate will be reflected in Section 
274.12a of the Department of State 
Standardized Regulations. 
 
¶11. This information is available on the 
State Department internet and intranet sites. 
The internet site address is: 
http://aoprals.state.gov. 
 
STATE 00004612  003.2 OF 006 
 
 
The intranet (internal State Department network) 
site address is: http://aoprals.a.state.gov/. 
 
                                 POST DIFFERENTIAL 
                              FROM                TO 
HAITI 
 OTHER                          25                30 
 PETIONVILLE                    25                30 
 PORT-AU-PRINCE                 25                30 
 
KUWAIT 
 KUWAIT CITY                    15                10 
 OTHER                          20                15 
 
LEBANON 
 BEIRUT                         25                20 
 OTHER                          25                20 
 
                        LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE 
                         FROM                 TO 
                    2     3     4        2     3     4 
CANADA 
 LONDON, ONTARIO 
               WF 28400 28400 26400    30900 30900 27800 
              WOF 28400 26400 25100    30900 27800 25100 
 
HONDURAS 
 TEGUCIGALPA   WF 25300 23000 20700    25300 24700 20700 
              WOF 24100 20700 18400    24700 20700 18400 
 
 
                                 POST ALLOWANCE 
                              FROM                TO 
AUSTRALIA 
 ADELAIDE                       20                25 
 ALICE SPRINGS                  25                30 
 BRISBANE                       25                30 
 CANBERRA                       25                30 
 GERALDTON                      20                25 
 GOLD COAST                     25                30 
 MELBOURNE                      30                35 
 NEWCASTLE, NSW                 20                25 
 OAKEY                          25                30 
 OTHER                          20                25 
 PERTH                          25                30 
 RICHMOND, NSW                  25                30 
 SYDNEY                         30                35 
 TOOWOOMBA                      25                30 
 TOWNSVILLE                     25                30 
 WALKERVILLE, S.A.              20                25 
 
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 
 BANJA LUKA                      5                10 
 OTHER                           5                10 
 SARAJEVO                        5                10 
 
BOTSWANA 
 GABORONE                       10                20 
 
STATE 00004612  004.2 OF 006 
 
 
 OTHER                          10                20 
 SELEBI PHIKWE                  10                20 
 
BRAZIL 
 SAO PAULO                      50                60 
 
CANADA 
 AMHERSTBURG                    30                35 
 ARGENTIA                       30                35 
 CALGARY                        30                35 
 DARTMOUTH                      35                42 
 EDMONTON                       30                35 
 HALIFAX                        35                42 
 KINGSVILLE                     30                35 
 LONDON, ONTARIO                35                42 
 NORTH BAY CANADIAN FORCES BASE 30                35 
 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES          30                35 
 OTHER                          30                35 
 OTTAWA                         30                35 
 PRINCE RUPERT                  30                35 
 QUEBEC                         30                35 
 STRAIT OF GEORGIA TEST RANGE, B.C. 
                                30                35 
 VANCOUVER                      50                60 
 VICTORIA                       35                42 
 WINNIPEG                       30                35 
 
CHILE 
 OTHER                          15                20 
 SANTIAGO                       15                20 
 
INDONESIA 
 JAKARTA                        15                20 
 SURABAYA                       15                20 
 
JAPAN 
 AKIZUKI                        60                50 
 ATSUGI                         50                42 
 CAMP ZAMA                      50                42 
 CHIBA-KEN                      50                42 
 FUSSA                          50                42 
 HANEDA                         50                42 
 HIROSHIMA                      50                42 
 IWAKUNI                        50                42 
 KANAGAWA-KEN                   50                42 
 MACHIDA-SHI                    50                42 
 MISAWA                         50                42 
 OKINAWA PREFECTURE             50                42 
 OTHER                          50                42 
 SAGAMIHARA                     50                42 
 SAITAMA-KEN                    50                42 
 TACHIKAWA                      50                42 
 TOKYO-TO                       50                42 
 YOKOTA                         50                42 
 
MALAYSIA 
 KUALA LUMPUR                    5                10 
 OTHER                           5                10 
 
STATE 00004612  005.2 OF 006 
 
 
NEW ZEALAND 
 AUCKLAND                       35                42 
 BLENHEIM                       35                42 
 CHRISTCHURCH                   35                42 
 OTHER                          35                42 
 WELLINGTON                     35                42 
 
PARAGUAY 
 ASUNCION                        0                 5 
 OTHER                           0                 5 
 
POLAND 
 KRAKOW                         20                25 
 OTHER                          10                15 
 WARSAW                         20                25 
 
ROMANIA 
 BUCHAREST                      35                42 
 
SAMOA ISLANDS 
 SAMOA                          25                30 
 
SINGAPORE 
 SINGAPORE                      25                30 
 
SLOVENIA 
 LJUBLJANA                      30                50 
 OTHER                          30                50 
 
SOUTH AFRICA 
 CAPE TOWN                      30                35 
 DURBAN                         15                20 
 JOHANNESBURG                   35                42 
 OTHER                          15                20 
 PRETORIA                       35                42 
 
VENEZUELA 
 CARACAS                        35                42 
 OTHER                          35                42 
 
 
                         EDUCATION ALLOWANCE 
                      FROM                  TO 
                             AWAY                  AWAY 
                      AT     FROM           AT     FROM 
              GRADE   POST   POST   GRADE   POST   POST 
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 
 BANGUI         K-6   2900  57400     K-6   1600  57400 
               7-12   3200  57400     7-8   2000  57400 
                                     9-12   2100  57400 
 
GERMANY 
 BERLIN           K  13350  13350       K  13750  13750 
                1-6  19450  19450     1-6  20000  20000 
                7-8  20550  20550     7-8  21150  21150 
               9-10  21250  21250    9-10  21900  21900 
              11-12  21950  21950   11-12  22600  22600 
 
STATE 00004612  006.2 OF 006 
 
 
SAUDI ARABIA 
 RIYADH         K-5  16350  54550     K-5  16900  16900 
                6-8  16800  54550     6-8  17350  17350 
               9-12  18100  54550    9-12  18700  18700 
CLINTON

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