Nuveen Investments
333 West Wacker, Suite 3300
Chicago, IL 60606
March 23, 2007
BY EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Nuveen Multi-Currency Short-Term Government Income Fund
811-22018
333-140868
On behalf of the Nuveen Multi-Currency Short-Term Government Income Fund (the “Fund”), we hereby make the following representations:
(i) The Fund is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”);
(ii) Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments in the filings reviewed by the staff do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Fund’s filings; and
(iii) The Fund acknowledges that it may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
| NUVEEN MULTI-CURRENCY SHORT-TERM GOVERNMENT INCOME FUND | ||
| By: | /s/ Jessica R. Droeger | |
| Name: | Jessica R. Droeger | |
| Title: | Vice President and Secretary | |