Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle 10-K 2011 Q4 Annual report

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF ACCOUNTING AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER*

PURSUANT TO 18. U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Report on Form 10-K of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle ("Seattle Bank:) for the period ended December 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Christina J. Gehrke, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Seattle Bank.

Date: March 22, 2012 

By:	/s/ Christina J. Gehrke
	Christina J. Gehrke
	Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting and Administrative Officer *

* The Chief Accounting and Administrative Officer for purposes of the Seattle Bank's disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting performs similar functions as a principal financial officer.