Exhibit 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements  on Form  S-8  (No.  333-63863,  No.  333-38300,  No.  33-66624,  No.
33-85420,  and No. 333-00404) of Sodexho Marriott  Services,  Inc. of our report
dated October 11, 2000 relating to the  financial  statements,  which appears in
the Annual Report to Shareholders,  which is  incorporated in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K.  We also consent to the  incorporation  by reference of our report
dated  October 11, 2000  relating to the financial  statement  schedules,  which
appears in this Form 10-K.



/s/PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Washington, D.C.
November 9, 2000