POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, being a person required to file a statement
under section 16(a) of the Securities Act of 1934 (the "1934
Act") and/or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of
1940 (the "1940 Act") with respect to The Asia Pacific Fund,
Inc., a Maryland corporation, does hereby appoint
Deborah A.Docs, Mohamed S. Peshimam and Andrew R. French
and each of them, as her attorney-in-fact to execute
and deliver statements on Form 3, Form 4,and Form 5 as
required by the 1934 Act and 1940 Act to take such other
actions as such attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or
appropriate in connection with such statements, hereby
confirming and ratifying all actions that such attorney-in-
fact has taken or may take in reliance hereon.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this
power of attorney on the 18th day of May 2015.



\s\Elyse McLaughlin
Elyse McLaughlin