DWS ADVISOR FUNDS
DWS VARIABLE SERIES I
DWS INTERNATIONAL FUND, INC.
Power of Attorney
We, the undersigned Trustees/Directors of DWS Advisor Funds, DWS Variable Series I and Directors of DWS International Fund, Inc. (collectively, the “Funds”), hereby severally constitute and appoint John Millette and Caroline Pearson, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorney and agent, with full power to them and to each of them, to sign for us, and in our names and in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statements on Form N-14 for the Funds listed on Exhibit A hereto and any and all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to such Registration Statements, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and any other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto such attorneys, and each of them acting alone, full power and authority to do and to perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, and hereby ratify and confirm all that such attorneys or any of them may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
WITNESS my hand and seal on the date set forth below.
SIGNATURE | TITLE | DATE | ||
/s/ Henry P. Becton, Jr. Henry P. Becton, Jr. | Trustee/Director | July 17, 2006 | ||
/s/ Dawn-Marie Driscoll Dawn-Marie Driscoll | Trustee/Director | July 17, 2006 | ||
/s/ Keith R. Fox Keith R. Fox | Trustee/Director | July 17, 2006 | ||
/s/ Kenneth C. Froewiss Kenneth C. Froewiss | Trustee/Director | July 17, 2006 | ||
/s/ Martin J. Gruber Martin J. Gruber | Trustee/Director | July 17, 2006 | ||
/s/ Richard J. Herring Richard J. Herring | Trustee/Director | July 17, 2006 | ||
Graham E. Jones | Trustee/Director | July 17, 2006 | ||
/s/ Rebecca W. Rimel Rebecca W. Rimel | Trustee/Director | July 17, 2006 | ||
/s/ Philip Saunders, Jr. Philip Saunders, Jr. | Trustee/Director | July 17, 2006 | ||
/s/ Axel Schwarzer Axel Schwarzer | Trustee/Director | July 17, 2006 | ||
William N. Searcy, Jr. | Trustee/Director | July 17, 2006 | ||
/s/ Jean Gleason Stromberg Jean Gleason Stromberg | Trustee/Director | July 17, 2006 | ||
/s/ Carl W. Vogt Carl W. Vogt | Trustee/Director | July 17, 2006 | ||
Exhibit A
Registration Statements on Form N-14:
| 1. | Registration Statement of DWS Advisor Funds on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganization of Tax-Exempt New York Money Market Fund, a series of Investors Municipal Cash Fund, into New York Tax Free Money Fund, a series of DWS Advisor Funds. |
| 2. | Registration Statement of DWS Variable Series I on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganization of DWS Templeton Foreign Value VIP, a series of DWS Variable Series II, into DWS International VIP, a series of DWS Variable Series I. |
| 3. | Registration Statement of DWS Variable Series I on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganization of DWS Mercury Large Cap Core VIP, a series of DWS Variable Series II, into DWS Growth & Income VIP, a series of DWS Variable Series I. |
| 4. | Registration Statement of DWS Variable Series I on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganization of each of DWS Legg Mason Aggressive Growth VIP, DWS Oak Strategic Equity VIP and DWS Janus Growth Opportunities VIP, each a series of DWS Variable Series II, into DWS Capital Growth VIP, a series of DWS Variable Series I. |
| 5. | Registration Statement of DWS International Fund, Inc. on Form N-14 relating to the proposed reorganization of DWS Pacific Opportunities Fund, a series of DWS International Fund, Inc., into DWS International Fund, a series of DWS International Fund, Inc. |