POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned, being  persons 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 Prudential Short Duration High Yield Fund, Inc.,
a Maryland corporation, does hereby appoint Deborah A. Docs, Claudia
DiGiacomo, Andrew R. French and Jonathan D. Shain and each of them,
as his 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 4th day of June 2013.

/s/ Brian Clapp
Brian Clapp