CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
EX-99.CERT
CERTIFICATIONS
I, R. JAY GERKEN, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Salomon Brothers Emerging
Markets Income Fund II Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net
assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include
a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the
registrant and have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of
the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
Date: July 31, 2003 /s/ R. Jay Gerken
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R. Jay Gerken
Chief Executive Officer
I, LEWIS E. DAIDONE, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Salomon Brothers Emerging
Markets Income Fund II Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report,
and the financial statements on which the financial information is based,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial
statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and
have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of
the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.
Date: July 31, 2003 /s/ LEWIS E. DAIDONE
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LEWIS E. DAIDONE
Chief Administrative Officer
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
EX-99.906CERT
CERTIFICATION
R. JAY GERKEN, Chief Executive Officer, and LEWIS E. DAIDONE, Chief
Administrative Officer of Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Income Fund II Inc.
(the "Registrant"), each certify to the best of his or her knowledge that:
1. The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended May 31,
2003 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements of section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
Chief Executive Officer Chief Administrative Officer
Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets
Income Fund II Inc. Income Fund II Inc.
/s/ R. Jay Gerken /s/ Lewis E. Daidone
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R. Jay Gerken Lewis E. Daidone
Date: July 31, 2003 Date: July 31, 2003
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 , or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets
Income Fund II Inc. and will retained by Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets
Income Fund II Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.
This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C. ss. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR with the
Commission.