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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
10STATE9573	2010-01-29 21:25	2011-08-30 01:44	UNCLASSIFIED	Secretary of State

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DE RUEHC #9573/01 0292132
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 292125Z JAN 10
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 STATE 009573 
 
SIPDIS, PASS TO ALL USAID MISSIONS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
SUBJECT: Allowance and Post Differential 
Reclassifications TL:SR-726 
 
Ref: Section 920 Standardized Regulations 
(GC,FA) 
 
STATE 00009573  001.2 OF 005 
 
 
¶1. Effective January 31, 2010, unless 
otherwise noted, allowances and/or post 
differential rates are revised as shown. 
These changes are issued under TL:SR-726. 
 
¶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 Danger Pay changes for Kosovo are based 
on a Danger Pay survey submitted by Pristina. 
The Post (Hardship) Differential changes for 
Belize, China, Haiti and Pakistan are based on 
Post (Hardship) Differential Questionnaires 
submitted by Belmopan, Beijing, SOUTHCOM, and 
Islamabad, respectively. 
 
¶6. The Post (Cost of Living) Allowance changes 
for Sierra Leone and Swaziland are based on 
Retail Price Surveys submitted by Freetown and 
Mbabane, 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 2 (January 21, 2010). 
 
¶7. The Education Allowance rate changes are 
based on updated information provided by posts 
for the current school year. 
 
¶8. The reporting requirements for submission 
of the Post (Hardship) Differential Survey 
for Belmopan, Beijing, Port-Au-Prince and 
Warsaw are amended effective January 31, 
2010, with TL:SR-726 as follows: 
 
                      FROM         TO 
 
Belize 
  Belmopan          May-Odd     Jan-Even 
 
 
STATE 00009573  002.2 OF 005 
 
 
China 
  Beijing           Dec-Odd     Jan-Even 
 
Haiti 
  Port-Au-Prince    Jan-Even    Jul-Even 
 
Poland 
  Warsaw            Jul-Odd     -- -- 
 
¶9. The reporting requirements for submission 
of the Post (Cost of Living) Retail Price 
Survey for Ndjamena, Freetown, and Mbabane 
are amended effective January 31, 2010, with 
TL:SR-726 as follows: 
 
                      FROM         TO 
Chad 
  Ndjamena         Sep-Even     Jan-Even 
 
Sierra Leone 
  Freetown         May-Even     Jan-Even 
 
Swailand 
  Mbabane          May-Odd     Jan-Even 
 
¶10. Effective January 31, 2010, Udorn, Thailand, 
has been added to the list of posts where 
shipment of Consumables is authorized. 
A/LM/TTM will update 14 FAM Exhibit 613.7 to 
reflect the addition of Udorn to the Consumables 
Shipment list. 
 
¶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 
KOSOVO 
 OTHER                       20                15 
 PRISTINA                    20                15 
 
 
                                 POST DIFFERENTIAL 
                           FROM                TO 
BELIZE 
 BELMOPAN                    15                20 
 
CHINA 
 BEIJING                     10                15 
 
HAITI 
 OTHER                       30                35 
 PETIONVILLE                 30                35 
 PORT-AU-PRINCE              30                35 
 
STATE 00009573  003.2 OF 005 
 
 
PAKISTAN 
 ISLAMABAD                   20                25 
 RAWALPINDI                  20                25 
 
 
                                 POST ALLOWANCE 
                           FROM                TO 
BOTSWANA 
 GABORONE                    20                15 
 OTHER                       20                15 
 SELEBI PHIKWE               20                15 
 
BRAZIL 
 SAO PAULO                   60                50 
 
CANADA 
 VANCOUVER                   60                50 
 
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC 
 BANGUI                      50                42 
 OTHER                       50                42 
 
INDIA 
 CHENNAI                      5                10 
 HYDERABAD                    5                10 
 KOLKATA                      5                10 
 MUMBAI                      10                15 
 NEW DELHI                    5                10 
 OTHER                        5                10 
 
JAPAN 
 AKIZUKI                     50                60 
 ATSUGI                      42                50 
 CAMP ZAMA                   42                50 
 CHIBA-KEN                   42                50 
 FUSSA                       42                50 
 HANEDA                      42                50 
 HIROSHIMA                   42                50 
 IWAKUNI                     42                50 
 KANAGAWA-KEN                42                50 
 MACHIDA-SHI                 42                50 
 MISAWA                      42                50 
 OKINAWA PREFECTURE          42                50 
 OTHER                       42                50 
 SAGAMIHARA                  42                50 
 SAITAMA-KEN                 42                50 
 TACHIKAWA                   42                50 
 TOKYO-TO                    42                50 
 YOKOTA                      42                50 
 
MALI 
 BAMAKO                      30                25 
 OTHER                       30                25 
 
NEW ZEALAND 
 AUCKLAND                    42                35 
 BLENHEIM                    42                35 
 
STATE 00009573  004.2 OF 005 
 
 
 CHRISTCHURCH                42                35 
 OTHER                       42                35 
 WELLINGTON                  42                35 
 
PARAGUAY 
 ASUNCION                     5                 0 
 OTHER                        5                 0 
 
POLAND 
 KRAKOW                      25                20 
 OTHER                       15                10 
 WARSAW                      25                20 
 
SIERRA LEONE 
 FREETOWN                     0                15 
 OTHER                        0                15 
 
SOUTH AFRICA 
 CAPE TOWN                   35                30 
 DURBAN                      20                15 
 JOHANNESBURG                42                35 
 OTHER                       20                15 
 PRETORIA                    42                35 
 
SWAZILAND 
 MBABANE                      5                25 
 OTHER                        5                25 
 
TOGO 
 LOME                        30                25 
 OTHER                       30                25 
 
UNITED KINGDOM 
 BATH                        20                25 
 BELFAST                     42                50 
 BIRMINGHAM                  20                25 
 BRACKNELL                   50                60 
 BRISTOL                     25                30 
 BROUGH                      20                25 
 BUDE                        20                25 
 CAMBRIDGE                   25                30 
 CAVERSHAM                   50                60 
 CHELMSFORD                  20                25 
 CHELTENHAM                  20                25 
 CHICKSANDS                  20                25 
 CROUGHTON                   25                30 
 DUNSTABLE                   20                25 
 EDINBURGH                   50                60 
 EDZELL                      20                25 
 FAIRFORD                    20                25 
 FARNBOROUGH                 42                50 
 FELIXSTOWE                  25                30 
 FT. HALSTEAD                50                60 
 GLENROTHES                  25                30 
 GREENHAM COMMON             20                25 
 HARROGATE                   20                25 
 HIGH WYCOMBE                50                60 
 HYTHE                       20                25 
 
STATE 00009573  005.2 OF 005 
 
 
 KEMBLE                      20                25 
 LAKENHEATH                  20                25 
 LIVERPOOL                   30                35 
 LONDON                      50                60 
 LOUDWATER                   50                60 
 MENWITH HILL                20                25 
 MILDENHALL                  20                25 
 NOTTINGHAM                  20                25 
 OTHER                       20                25 
 OXFORDSHIRE                 25                30 
 PLYMOUTH                    25                30 
 PORTSMOUTH                  25                30 
 READING                     50                60 
 ROCHESTER                   50                60 
 SOUTHAMPTON                 35                42 
 WATERBEACH                  20                25 
 WELFORD                     20                25 
 WEST BYFLEET                20                25 
 WILTSHIRE                   20                25 
 
ZAMBIA 
 LUSAKA                      20                25 
 OTHER                       20                25 
 
 
                         EDUCATION ALLOWANCE 
                      FROM                  TO 
                             AWAY                  AWAY 
                      AT     FROM           AT     FROM 
              GRADE   POST   POST   GRADE   POST   POST 
BRAZIL 
 RIO DE JANEIRO K-5  26300  26300     K-5  30500  30500 
                6-8  28350  28350     6-8  32950  32950 
               9-12  31950  31950    9-12  37150  37150 
 
COTE D'IVOIRE 
 ABIDJAN          K   6800  58050       K   9200  58050 
                1-5  12400  58050     1-5  14100  58050 
               6-12  12700  58050     6-8  14500  58050 
                                     9-12  15100  58050 
 
GERMANY 
 BERLIN           K  13750  13750       K  15250  15250 
                1-6  20000  20000     1-6  21500  21500 
                7-8  21150  21150     7-8  22600  22600 
               9-10  21900  21900    9-10  23350  23350 
              11-12  22600  22600   11-12  24100  24100 
 
ZIMBABWE 
 HARARE         K-5  12500  12500     K-5  14100  14100 
                6-8  14000  14000     6-8  15800  15800 
               9-11  17100  17100    9-11  19400  19400 
                 12  17300  17300      12  20000  20000 
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