Exhibit 31.3
CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Steven P. Grimes, certify that:
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I have read this Amendment No. 1 to the annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2009 of Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc., and
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.
| /s/ Steven P. Grimes |
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By: | Steven P. Grimes |
| Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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Date | March 5, 2010 |