14 FAM 620
STORING EFFECTS
(CT:LOG-361; 09-16-2022)
(Office of Origin: A/LM)
14 FAM 621 POLICY AND AUTHORITY
14 FAM 621.1 Places of Storage of Household Effects
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
a. State and USAID: Storage of effects is authorized at the Department's designated facilities in the Washington, DC metropolitan area for employees transferring from Washington, DC or effects located in Washington, DC which are approved for placement in storage. For transfers and appointments from other U.S. locations, storage of effects is authorized at USLC Hagerstown in Maryland. See 14 FAM Exhibit 621 for posts' designated storage locations.
b. Commerce, and Agriculture: Storage of effects may be authorized where the effects are located or, if no adequate storage is available at such place, at the nearest authorized storage point. See 14 FAM Exhibit 621 for post's designated storage locations.
c. The Department or any other foreign affairs agency may, at its discretion, transfer effects in storage under contracts between the Department or agency and the storage firm, from one storage firm to another, when deemed necessary for the proper protection of the effects or when in the best interest of the U.S. Government, without the U.S. Government's incurring any liability arising out of the transfer. The Department or agency assumes no obligation, nor will it undertake any services with respect to effects not in storage under contracts between the Department or agency and the storage firm.
14 FAM 621.2 Temporary Storage of Household Effects
(CT:LOG-255; 10-03-2018)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
Temporary storage of household goods at U.S. Government expense may be allowable only when such storage is incident to transportation of the household goods at U.S. Government expense (see 14 FAM 621.4).
14 FAM 621.3 Continuous Storage of Household Effects
(CT:LOG-361; 09-16-2022)
(State/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
a. Continuous storage of household effects (HHE) is authorized when a member of the Foreign Service is assigned or transferred to a post abroad or to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations (USUN) in New York and resides in U.S. Government housing. Continuous storage must be authorized and is available when the member cannot ship the entire combined shipment and storage allowance (18,000 pounds; see 14 FAM 611.7-1).
b. Continuous storage of HHE is authorized when a Foreign Service employee is assigned or transferred to points within the United States other than Washington, DC on assignments of one year or less—when to do so would be more economical to the U.S. government than the cost of shipment. Continuous storage of HHE is authorized when a Foreign Service employee is assigned to Washington, DC on an assignment of one year or less when such storage is determined to be in the public interest or to be more economical to the U.S. Government than the cost of shipment. Such determinations will be made by:
(1) For State employees: The Executive Director of the Bureau of Global Talent Management (GTM/EX);
(2) For Commerce employees: The HR Director, OFSHC; and
(3) For USDA/FAS employees: The Director of the International Services Division (FAS/OFSO/ISD).
c. Continuous storage for Foreign Service employees assigned or transferred to Washington, DC or other points within the United States on assignments exceeding one year may be authorized when such storage is determined to be in the public interest or to be more economical to the U.S. government than the cost of shipment. Such determination will be made by:
(1) For State employees: The Executive Director of the Bureau of Global Talent Management (GTM/EX);
(2) For Commerce employees: The HR Director, OFSHC;
(3) For USDA/FAS employees: The Director of the International Services Division (FAS/OFSO/ISD); and
(4) For USAID employees: The post, bureau or independent office providing funding must submit an action memo to the Travel and Transportation Division Chief (M/MS/TTD) for consideration and approval.
d. Continuous storage of HHE is authorized for Foreign Service employees regardless of length of time or location of assignment when an employee is recalled to active military duty. The employee must take possession of their HHE upon return to duty for State if continuous storage is not otherwise authorized.
14 FAM 621.4 Emergency Storage of Household Effects
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
When specifically authorized, an employee may store furniture, household and personal effects, and a privately owned vehicle (POV) for the duration of the emergency and for an additional period not to exceed three months.
14 FAM 621.5 Authority
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
Section 901 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081), as amended, authorizes the Secretary to pay the storage expenses of members of the Service and their families when:
(1) The member is absent from the post of assignment, when the member is assigned to a location where furniture and household and personal effects cannot be taken or at which they cannot be used, or when in the public interest or more economical;
(2) In connection with an assignment of the member to a new post, except that costs and expenses may be paid under this subparagraph only for the period beginning on the date of departure from his or her last post or (in the case of a new member) on the date of departure from the place of residence of the member and ending on the earlier of the date which is 3 months after arrival of the member at the new post or the date on which the member establishes residence quarters, except that in extraordinary circumstances the Secretary may extend this period for not more than an additional 90 days; and
(3) In connection with separation of the member from the Service, except that costs or expenses may not be paid under this subparagraph for storing furniture and household and personal effects for more than 3 months, except that in extraordinary circumstances the Secretary may extend this period for not more than an additional 90 days.
14 FAM 622 FACILITIES
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
a. The Department stores all household effects domestically in the Washington, DC metropolitan area or USLC Hagerstown in Maryland. Department-designated storage facilities for all posts worldwide are located at Antwerp, Belgium and USLC Hagerstown in Maryland. See 14 FAM Exhibit 621 for posts' designated storage locations.
b. Use of public storage facilities, e.g., those entities which do not control access to the facility, and which offer storage based on area or volume without regard to controlling weight, are not recognized as places of storage unless specifically authorized in the employee's travel authorization.
14 FAM 622.1 Storage in United States
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
a. For authorized storage of effects in the United States, the employing foreign affairs agency will make direct payment for the cost of packing, hauling, and preparing effects incident to storage.
b. Employees from foreign affairs agencies other than State who do not have packing companies assigned to do their pack-out, must notify their employing agency (USAID, etc.), of the firm selected to store effects and the location of the effects. The employee will notify the firm directly when and where to pick up the effects. The employing agency will issue a letter of authorization and instructions to the firm.
14 FAM 622.2 Storage Abroad
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
Posts will arrange for packing, hauling, and preparing effects incident to authorized storage abroad and will arrange for direct payment for services rendered in accordance with 14 FAM 623.
14 FAM 622.3 Transfer of Storage Lots
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
When a person's effects must be moved, for compelling reasons, from storage with one company to another, the employee will receive prompt notification from the agency concerned. In addition, when operationally feasible, an inspector from the Department or agency will be present during the transfer. A/LM/OPS/TM will arrange this inspection.
14 FAM 623 ALLOWABLE STORAGE EXPENSES
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
Allowable expenses for storage of effects may include the cost of:
(1) Storage;
(2) Packing necessary to prepare the effects for storage;
(3) Moth and other insect infestation preventative treatment on carpets/rugs in preparation for storage (employee may opt out of this process by informing their A/LM/OPS/TM counselor or their servicing despatch agency and their transportation service provider prior to pack-out date);
(4) Cartage incident into storage;
(5) Warehouse labor charges into storage;
(6) Carting and warehouse labor charges, releasing from storage and unpacking effects when residence quarters are next occupied;
(7) In cases involving continuing storage, if no adequate facilities for such storage are available where the effects are located, expenses in connection with shipment of the effects to a designated place of storage must be allowable in accordance with the applicable provisions of 14 FAM 612;
(8) Other miscellaneous expenses, not enumerated in this section, when necessarily incurred in connection with the storage of effects;
(9) Services of designated storage firms, with which the Department has contracts or approved prices or arrangements. If other firms are requested by an employee, approval must be authorized, in advance, by the Chief, Transportation Management Division (A/LM/OPS/TM). If approved, the employee must pay any excess storage charges involved; and
(10)State, Commerce, and USAID only: Expenses may be authorized for access to, segregation, and removal of effects already in storage for the purpose of shipping the effects to a new post of assignment (applies only to employees on permanent change-of-station assignments). When an employee requests access to and segregation of effects, and the employee is unable to be present, employee's agency will, subject to limitations of personnel availability, have an inspector present.
14 FAM 623.1 Controlled Storage
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
a. Controlled storage may be authorized for items of high value except furniture, pianos, electronic items of any type, alcoholic beverages, motorized vehicles or conveyances of any type, and small, easily pilferable items such as jewelry and coin collections:
(1) To be eligible for controlled storage, items must have a value of $2,100 or greater or must be part of a set which, as a set, has a value of $2,100 or greater. A set is a group of items that belong together and are commonly used or displayed together; and
(2) High-value items may be items that have special storage requirements, such as furs, artwork, or other delicate items that require cold or controlled temperatures to prevent deterioration or damage.
b. Notwithstanding the criteria stated in paragraph a of this section, controlled storage of usable (in working condition) firearms may be authorized. No appraisal or other proof of value is required for usable (in working condition) firearms:
(1) Employees reassigned from or to the Washington, DC area, and who are authorized and elect to store firearms at Department expense are required to hand deliver and hand retrieve their firearms at a Department-contracted storage company;
(2) Employees with a pack-out originating outside of the Washington, DC area, who are not permanently assigned to Washington, DC or another domestic location, and who are authorized storage of firearms at U.S. Government expense can store firearms at USLC Hagerstown in Maryland. Employees are responsible for ensuring their firearms are clear of ammunition prior to transport to USLC Hagerstown for storage and obtaining/retaining a copy of the inventory; and
(3) Ammunition, a hazardous material, is not a household effect (see 14 FAM 611.6) and therefore not allowed in any storage lot at USG expense.
c. The stated value of each item must be supported by:
(1) A purchase receipt showing the U.S. dollar value, the date and location of purchase, and the names of the vendor and the buyer if the item was purchased during the requesting employee’s current tour of duty; or
(2) An independent certified appraisal conducted within 12 months of the date of the request by an appraiser who is a member of a recognized society of appraisers. The appraisal must be accompanied by a statement of the appraiser’s qualifications, a list of all appraisal organizations of which the appraiser is a member, and the standards used to appraise the item(s); and
(3) In addition, the employee must provide a brief statement identifying each item that has one or more special storage requirements (such as cold storage) and the reason for such requirements.
d. The minimum weight requirement of 200 net pounds for continuous storage does not apply to controlled storage shipments (refer to 14 FAM 624 for information on the minimum weight requirements for all other storage shipments).
e. Requests for controlled storage must include an itemized inventory of the storage shipment and the supporting explanations and documents required under paragraph c of this section. Such requests must be by memorandum on agency letterhead and addressed to the appropriate office of the employing agency for approval and amendment of travel authorization:
(1) State: The Executive Director of the Bureau of Global Talent Management (GTM);
(2) USAID: Travel and Transportation Division Chief (M/MS/TTD);
(3) Commerce: The HR Director, OFSHR;
(4) FAS: The Director of the International Service Division (FAS/OFSO/ISD); and
(5) APHIS: IS—Resource Management Support.
14 FAM 623.2 Payment
14 FAM 623.2-1 Storage in United States
(CT:LOG-255; 10-03-2018)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
Payment of initial and recurring storage charges for effects stored in the United States are made directly by the Department or agency. Annual renewals are automatic and do not require requests from the employee for continued authorization.
14 FAM 623.2-2 Storage Abroad
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
New storage lots will not generally be authorized for storage at posts. Posts are, however, authorized to make direct payment for continuing storage of effects that are already stored at posts. Prior to the beginning of each fiscal year in which storage is required, posts must cable the Department, Attn.: GTM/EX/ADM or the employing agency requesting funds for the annual renewal of storage.
14 FAM 624 LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNTS STORED
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
The total amount of effects stored and shipped must not exceed the limitations in 14 FAM 611.7-1. Amounts of less than 91 kilograms or 200 pounds (net weight) must not be placed in storage at U.S. Government expense. This minimum applies to each separate lot of effects, except those in authorized controlled storage.
14 FAM 625 MOTOR VEHICLES
14 FAM 625.1 General
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
a. Storage of motor vehicles may not be authorized or approved except in emergencies (see 14 FAM 628).
b. In such emergencies, one vehicle owned by the employee or eligible family member may be stored at U.S Government expense for a period not to exceed the employee's tour of duty plus an additional three months. The vehicle must have been owned and in the employee's possession prior to the later of:
(1) The employee's notification of assignment; or
(2) The condition creating the emergency.
c. When storage is authorized, in accordance with 14 FAM 628, the employee or eligible family member may be authorized shipment of one POV from the previous post of assignment (or point of origin, for a newly hired employee) to the new post of assignment.
d. The employee may select only one of the vehicles to be shipped at U.S. Government expense to an onward assignment or separation address (whichever is listed as the ultimate destination on the next permanent change-of-station order).
e. This provision applies to POVs stored in the Washington, DC metropolitan area only. When a POV is in emergency storage in accordance with 14 FAM 628.3 paragraph b or 14 FAM 628.3 paragraph c, an employee may request removal and a later return of the vehicle to the same type of storage at the same location, for the remaining period as authorized in 14 FAM 628 and/or the applicable PCS travel authorization. All expenses in conjunction with the removal and return of the vehicle, including those in conjunction with arrangements for local vehicle licensing and insurance required for the period the POV is in the employee's possession are the employee's personal responsibility. In the event the authority and entitlement for emergency storage ends before the employee returns the POV to the authorized emergency storage location, the POV may not be returned to emergency storage. Requests for approval to remove a POV from emergency storage and notification of return of a POV to emergency storage should be coordinated with the Transportation Management Division (A/LM/OPS/TM).
14 FAM 625.2 Emergency Storage Location for Privately Owned Vehicles (POVs)
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
Washington, DC and ELSO, Antwerp, Belgium are the authorized locations for the emergency storage of POVs. POV storage locations are identified for each post in 14 FAM Exhibit 621:
(1) POVs sent to Washington, DC for emergency storage must be marked for emergency storage and consigned to the U.S. Despatch Agency, Baltimore, and must include the employee's name and agency in parentheses following the Despatch Agency information. Instructions for proper despatch agent marking and consignment are available in 14 FAM Exhibit 614.6-1; and
(2) POVs sent to ELSO, Antwerp, Belgium for emergency storage must be marked for emergency storage and consigned to ELSO, and must include the employee's name and agency in parentheses following the Despatch Agency information. Instructions for proper despatch agent marking and consignment are available in 14 FAM 614.7 and 14 FAM Exhibit 614.6-1.
14 FAM 626 TEMPORARY STORAGE
14 FAM 626.1 Periods of Temporary Storage
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
a. Storage of effects pending shipment is allowable from the employee's date of departure from the old post or, in the case of new employees, from the date of departure from their place of residence until shipment is made.
b. Another period of temporary storage is authorized for a period of 90 days after the employee's date of arrival at the new post or the establishment of residence quarters, whichever is shorter; or 90 days from the date of arrival of the family member(s) at the separate maintenance allowance (SMA) location. An additional period of up to 90 days may be authorized in extraordinary circumstances.
c. Temporary storage is permitted whenever the employee is absent from post under orders and residence quarters at employee's post are not maintained.
d. In connection with the separation of an employee from the Foreign Service, temporary storage is authorized for a period of 90 days for each separate storage lot of household effects and commences from the last day in pay status. For effects originating abroad or in the United States (other than from storage), the 90 days of storage authorization begins the day the shipment arrives to the destination warehouse at the selected separation location. An additional period of up to 90 days may be authorized in extraordinary circumstances. Such determination will be made by:
(1) For State employees: The Executive Director of the Bureau of Global Talent Management (GTM/EX);
(2) For Commerce employees: The HR Director, OFSHC;
(3) For USDA/FAS employees: The Director of the International Services Division (FAS/OFSO/ISD); and
(4) For USAID employees: The post, bureau or independent office providing funding must submit an action memo to the Travel and Transportation Division Chief (M/MS/TTD) for consideration and approval.
14 FAM 626.2 Termination of Temporary Storage
(CT:LOG-255; 10-03-2018)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
Upon expiration of the periods above, no further temporary storage is paid by the U.S. Government unless specifically authorized in accordance with 14 FAM 627 and 14 FAM 628.
14 FAM 626.3 Storage in Transit
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
a. Storage-in-transit is the holding of a through bill-of-lading shipment in the warehouse of the carrier or its authorized agent. This holding is authorized by a specific written order of an authorized representative of the U.S. Government, before delivery to the destination residence.
b. Placing a shipment in storage-in-transit does not constitute a delivery or completion of service. Delivery of the shipment to the owner's residence and completion of services must be performed by the carrier after the goods are removed from storage-in-transit as a part of the through service at the single-factor rate. Storage-in-transit must be authorized by issuance of an authorization for such storage by an authorizing officer at the post.
c. The carrier is required to submit the authorization with its bill for such services.
d. Authorization for storage-in-transit may be given when all of the following conditions are present:
(1) A through bill-of-lading shipment arrives at the destination and the post or the employee-owner is unable to accept delivery;
(2) The through bill-of-lading carrier has provided the post with adequate advance notice of availability of the shipment at the destination (on shipments to or from the United States, seven days' advance notice must be given by the carrier); and
(3) The charges for handling in and out of storage, and the storage rate are not unreasonable.
14 FAM 627 CONTINUOUS STORAGE
14 FAM 627.1 When U.S. Government-Furnished Quarters Are Available
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
When suitable U.S. Government-furnished quarters are available for the employee, a limited shipment of effects will be authorized. If the employee elects to ship all or a portion of the authorized limited shipment allowance, the balance of the applicable combined shipment and storage allowance will be available for continuous storage. However, if the employee ships more effects to the post than may be accommodated in the quarters provided, these effects may not be placed in continuous storage at U.S. Government expense at the post.
14 FAM 627.2 U.S. Government-Furnished Quarters not Available
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
When U.S. Government-furnished quarters are not available and the employee has been granted a full shipment of effects, the employee may decide what proportion of effects within the combined shipment and storage allowance to ship or store. Employees must exercise care, however, in deciding what to ship. Shipped effects that will not fit into the employee's residence will not be placed in continuous storage at post at U.S. Government expense.
14 FAM 627.3 When Type of Quarters Is Unknown
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
Pending determination of the type of quarters to be occupied, a limited shipment and continuous storage of the remaining effects within the employee's combined shipment and storage allowance will be authorized in accordance with 14 FAM 626.1. If the gaining post determines that the employee will occupy unfurnished quarters, the TMFOUR (travel message four: see definition in 14 FAM 511.3) will be amended to authorize full shipment of effects.
14 FAM 627.4 Changes in Occupancy Status
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
When an employee was authorized and initiated a full shipment of household effects to a post because U.S. Government-furnished quarters were not available and then the officer in charge at post directs the employee to occupy quarters that subsequently become available, the employee is authorized storage of excess household effects at the designated storage point for the post (see 14 FAM 622). However, authority for storage of such effects must be included in the employee's travel authorization or amendment thereto.
14 FAM 627.5 Continuous Storage under Voluntary Separate Maintenance Allowance (SMA)
(CT:LOG-255; 10-03-2018)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
a. Upon commencement of the SMA grant, stored HHE may be accessed and all or part may be removed from the storage facility, shipped to the authorized SMA location(s), and delivered and unpacked at U.S. Government expense. HHE will not be re-consigned to storage once accessed during the period of an SMA grant.
b. HHE in previously authorized storage facilities may remain in storage during the SMA period.
c. For State: Upon termination of the SMA grant of family members, any HHE located at the SMA residence which is designated for storage will be transported and consigned at U.S. Government expense to the U.S. Government authorized storage point if the employee is authorized continuing storage.
d. For USAID and Commerce: Storage of all HHE not removed from the storage location will continue at the SMA location until the next travel authorization is issued authorizing removal of HHE.
e. For FAS and APHIS: Each agency will designate a non-temporary storage facility:
(1) FAS: Contact MSD/Field Services Branch, Room 6068, South Building; and
(2) APHIS: Contact APHIS/IS-RMS, Room 668 FB, Hyattsville, MD.
f. The combination of storage and all shipments to a subsequent post of assignment must not exceed the limits established in 14 FAM 611.6-1 or the travel authorization.
14 FAM 627.6 Permanent Removal
(CT:LOG-255; 10-03-2018)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
Access to, segregation and removal of a portion of effects already in storage at U.S. Government expense, or total removal of effects from storage, may be authorized in connection with permanent return travel of eligible family members to the United States (such as provided for in 14 FAM 532.6 covering the return of children over 21 years of age) or due to marital separation or divorce or statement of dissolution of domestic partner as defined in 3 FAM 1610 of an employee. Delivery and shipment (if required) of household effects may be authorized from the storage location to the employee's service separation address of record in the United States. Shipment to any other point would be made on a cost-constructive basis. Removal of effects from storage may be authorized under this provision only if a legal property settlement exists or the employee otherwise agrees in writing and identifies those effects which are to be removed as the property of the spouse. As removal from storage in such circumstances is intended to be permanent, return of the effects to storage will not be authorized at U.S. Government expense.
14 FAM 628 EMERGENCY STORAGE
14 FAM 628.1 Authorized/Ordered Evacuation
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
Emergency removal, shipment, and storage of household effects and POVs may be authorized when the Under Secretary for Management determines that it would be in the best interest of the U.S. Government and that it is feasible to do so.
14 FAM 628.2 Storage in Transit
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
a. When specifically authorized by the Under Secretary for Management, household or personal effects and POVs of the employees may be removed, shipped, and stored in transit at the nearest practicable place for the duration of the emergency.
b. Access to, or segregation of, or removal of all or a portion of effects, or POVs stored in transit at U.S. Government expense is not authorized.
c. When the Under Secretary for Management determines that the danger of loss or destruction is past, and when it is feasible to do so, the household or personal effects and POVs of the employees may be returned to the post from which they were shipped.
d. This authority to ship, store, and return household or personal effects and POVs expires with the effective date of the termination of the evacuation or not later than 180 days from the original date of the authorized evacuation. At the end of this period, if it is not feasible to return effects to the post from which they were evacuated, they will be placed into continuous storage until issuance of the employee's next travel authorization, which includes the authority to transport effects. Shipment will be considered an advance shipment in connection with the employee's travel upon completion of assignment to that post.
14 FAM 628.3 Other Emergency Storage
(CT:LOG-359; 09-09-2022)
(State/USAGM/USAID/Commerce/Agriculture)
(Foreign Service)
a. When specifically authorized by the Under Secretary for Management, an employee may store furniture, household/personal effects, and a POV for the duration of the emergency and for an additional period not to exceed 90 days.
b. Emergency conditions warranting authorization of storage include, but are not limited to the following:
(1) Non-availability of usual transportation facilities;
(2) General civil disturbance or imminent threat thereof, including but not restricted to war, civil war, uprisings, riots, strikes, blockades, or martial law;
(3) Acts of nature, including but not restricted to earthquakes, tidal waves, flood, fire, storm, or disease of pestilence resulting in quarantine, refusal of transportation or entry or exit of effects; and
(4) Unusual import or export restrictions or obstructions, or other conditions recognized as emergencies as set forth on the document authorizing or approving storage payment.
c. Emergency storage under this section may be done in conjunction with a permanent change of station, or in conjunction with a determination by the appropriate regional bureau director that such action is necessary.
14 Fam 629 unassigned
14 FAM Exhibit 621
Post Storage Facility Locations
(CT:LOG-250; 07-02-2018)
The Department of State has designated storage facility locations for effects for all posts worldwide. These storage facility locations are ELSO, Antwerp, Belgium and Hagerstown, MD for household effects (HHE), and ELSO, Antwerp, Belgium and Washington, DC for emergency storage of privately owned vehicles (POVs).
Region/Storage
Post Location
NORTH AMERICA
Canada
Ottawa Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Calgary Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Halifax Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Montreal Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Quebec Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Toronto Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Vancouver Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
CENTRAL AMERICA AND WEST INDIES
Antigua and Barbuda
St. John's Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Bahamas
Nassau Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Barbados
Bridgetown Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Belize
Belize City Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Bermuda
Hamilton Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Costa Rica
San Jose Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Cuba
Havana Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
El Salvador
San Salvador Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Grenada
St. George's Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Guatemala
Guatemala City Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Haiti
Port-au-Prince Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Honduras
Tegucigalpa Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Jamaica
Kingston Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Martinique (Fr. Caribbean Dept.)
Fort-de-France Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Mexico
Mexico City Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Ciudad Juarez Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Guadalajara Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Hermosillo Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Matamoros Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Mazatlán Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Merida Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Monterrey Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Nuevo Laredo Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Tijuana Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Netherlands Antilles
(Curacao) Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Nicaragua
Managua Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Panama
Panama City Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Trinidad and Tobago
Port-of-Spain Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina
Buenos Aires Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Bolivia
La Paz Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Brazil
Brasilia Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Porto Alegre Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Recife Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Rio de Janeiro Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Sao Paulo Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Chile
Santiago Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Colombia
Bogota Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Barranquilla Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Ecuador
Quito Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Guayaquil Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Guyana
Georgetown Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Paraguay
Asuncion Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Peru
Lima Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Surinam
Paramaribo Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Uruguay
Montevideo Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Venezuela
Caracas Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Maracaibo Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
EUROPE
Albania
Tirana Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Armenia
Yerevan Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Austria
Vienna Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Salzburg Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Azerbaijan
Baku Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Belgium
Brussels Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Antwerp Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Bulgaria
Sofia Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Croatia
Zagreb Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Cyprus
Nicosia Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Czech Republic
Prague Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Denmark
Copenhagen Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Estonia
Tallinn Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Finland
Helsinki Antwerp (HHE and POV)
France
Paris Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Bordeaux Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Lyon Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Marseilles Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Strasbourg Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Georgia
Tbilisi Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Germany
Berlin Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Bonn Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Frankfurt am Main Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Hamburg Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Leipzig Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Munich Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Stuttgart Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Greece
Athens Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Thessaloniki Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Holy See, The
Vatican City Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Hungary
Budapest Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Iceland
Reykjavik Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Ireland
Dublin Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Italy
Rome Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Florence Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Genoa Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Milan Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Naples Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Palermo Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Kazakhstan
Almaty Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Kosovo
Pristina Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Latvia
Riga Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Lithuania
Vilnius Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Luxembourg
Luxembourg Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Malta
Valletta Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Moldova
Chisinau Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Montenegro
Podgorica Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Netherlands
The Hague Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Amsterdam Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Norway
Oslo Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Poland
Warsaw Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Krakow Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Poznan Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Portugal
Lisbon Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Oporto Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Ponta Delgada Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Romania
Bucharest Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Russia
Moscow Antwerp (HHE and POV)
St. Petersburg Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Vladivostok Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Yekaterinburg Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Slovak Republic
Bratislava Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Slovenia
Ljubljana Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Spain
Madrid Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Barcelona Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Bilbao Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Sweden
Stockholm Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Switzerland
Bern Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Geneva Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Zurich Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Tajikistan
Dushanbe Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Turkey
Ankara Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Adana Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Istanbul Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Izmir Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Turkmenistan
Ashgabat Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Ukraine
Kiev Antwerp (HHE and POV)
United Kingdom
London Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Belfast Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Edinburgh Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Uzbekistan
Tashkent Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Yugoslavia
Belgrade Antwerp (HHE and POV)
AFRICA
Benin
Cotonou Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Botswana
Gaborone Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Burkina-Faso
Ouagadougou Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Burundi
Bujumbura Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Cabo Verde
Praia Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Cameroon
Yaoundé Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Douala Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Central African Republic
Bangui Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Chad
N'Djamena Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Comoros
Moroni Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Congo, People's Republic of
Brazzaville Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Cote d'Ivoire
Abidjan Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Djibouti, Republic of
Djibouti Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Equatorial Guinea
Malabo Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Gabon
Libreville Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Gambia, The
Banjul Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Ghana
Accra Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Guinea
Conakry Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Guinea-Bissau
Bissau Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Kenya
Nairobi Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Mombasa Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Lesotho
Maseru Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Liberia
Monrovia Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Libya
Tripoli Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Madagascar
Antananarivo Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Malawi
Lilongwe Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Mali
Bamako Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Mauritania
Nouakchott Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Mauritius
Port Louis Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Mozambique
Maputo Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Namibia
Windhoek Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Niger
Niamey Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Nigeria
Abuja Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Lagos Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Kaduna Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Rwanda
Kigali Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Senegal
Dakar Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Seychelles
Victoria Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Sierra Leone
Freetown Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Somalia
Mogadishu Antwerp (HHE and POV)
South Africa, Republic of
Pretoria Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Cape Town Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Durban Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Johannesburg Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Sudan
Khartoum Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Swaziland
Mbabane Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Tanzania
Dar es Salaam Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Togo
Lomé Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Uganda
Kampala Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Zaire
Kinshasa Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Lubumbashi Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Zambia
Lusaka Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Zimbabwe
Harare Antwerp (HHE and POV)
NEAR EAST AND SOUTH ASIA
Afghanistan
Kabul Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Algeria
Algiers Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Oran Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Bahrain
Manama Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Bangladesh
Dhaka Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Egypt
Cairo Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Alexandria Antwerp (HHE and POV)
India
New Delhi Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Bombay Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Calcutta Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Chennai Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Madras Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Iraq
Baghdad Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Israel
Tel Aviv Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Jerusalem
Jerusalem Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Jordan
Amman Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Kuwait
Kuwait Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Lebanon
Beirut Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Morocco
Rabat Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Casablanca Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Nepal
Kathmandu Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Oman
Muscat Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Pakistan
Islamabad Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Karachi Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Lahore Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Peshawar Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Qatar
Doha Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Dhahran Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Jeddah Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Colombo Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Syria
Damascus Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Tunisia
Tunis Antwerp (HHE and POV)
United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Dubai Antwerp (HHE and POV)
Yemen Arab Republic
Sanaa Antwerp (HHE and POV)
EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC
Australia
Canberra Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Brisbane Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Melbourne Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Perth Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Sydney Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Brunei
Bandar Seri
Begawan Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Burma
Rangoon Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Cambodia
Phnom Penh Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
China, People's Republic of
Beijing Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Chengdu Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Guangzhou Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Shanghai Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Shenyang Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Fiji
Suva Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Indonesia
Jakarta Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Medan Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Surabaya Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Japan
Tokyo Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Fukuoka Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Naha Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Osaka-Kobe Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Sapporo Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Korea
Seoul Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Pusan Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Laos
Vientiane Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Marshall Islands
Majuro Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Micronesia
Kolonia Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Mongolia, People's Republic of
Ulaanbaatar Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
New Zealand
Wellington Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Auckland Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Philippines
Manila Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Cebu Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Singapore
Singapore Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Solomon Islands
Honiara Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Taiwan
Taipei Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Thailand
Bangkok Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Chiang Mai Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Songkhla Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Udorn Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Vietnam
Hanoi Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)
Western Samoa
Apia Hagerstown (HHE) Washington (POV)