Prudential Investments LLC
AST Investment Services, Inc.
100 Mulberry Street
Gateway Center Three
Newark, NJ 07102
January 13, 2012
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
Re: Preliminary Proxy Materials for
Advanced Series Trust—AST International GrowthPortfolio
The Prudential Series Fund—SP International Growth Portfolio
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the above-referenced Funds, we are hereby filing in accordance with Rule 14a-6(a) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 preliminary proxy materials in connection with ajointspecial meeting of shareholders of Advanced Series Trust—ASTInternational GrowthPortfolioand The Prudential Series Fund—SP International Growth Portfolioscheduled forMarch 15, 2012(the "Meeting"). These materials include the notice of Meeting, the proxy statement and formsof thevoting instructioncards.
If there are any questions with respect to this filing, please call me at 973-802-6469.
Sincerely,
/s/ Jonathan D. Shain
Jonathan D. Shain
Vice President & Corporate Counsel