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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report dated February 3, 1998
included in Marriott International, Inc.'s (subsequently renamed "Sodexho
Marriott Services, Inc.") Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 1998 
(File No. 1-12188) and to all references to our Firm included in such 
registration statement.


                                                        /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Washington, D.C.
September 15, 1998