EX-99.906CERT
CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of the TIAA-CREF Mutual Funds does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
The annual report on Form N-CSR of the TIAA Separate Account VA-1 (the “Funds”) for the year ended December 31, 2006 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Funds.
Date: | February 28, 2007 | By: | /s/ Herbert M. Allison, Jr. | |||||
Herbert M. Allison, Jr. | ||||||||
Executive Vice President (principal executive officer) | ||||||||
Date: | February 28, 2007 | By: | /s/ Georganne C. Proctor | |||||
Georganne C. Proctor | ||||||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) |