EXHIBIT 16(b)

                           THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

That I, Frances M. Hawk of Downingtown,  Pennsylvania,  a member of the Board of
Trustees of The Travelers Series Trust, do hereby make,  constitute and appoint,
KATHLEEN A. McGAH,  Secretary  of said Trust,  and ERNEST J.  WRIGHT,  Assistant
Secretary  of said Trust,  either one of them acting  alone,  my true and lawful
attorney-in-fact,  for me, and in my name, place and stead, to sign registration
statements on behalf of said Trust on Form N-1A or other  applicable  form under
the Securities Act of 1933 for the registration of shares of beneficial interest
of The  Travelers  Series  Trust and to sign any and all  amendments,  including
post-effective amendments thereto that may be filed.

                  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF I have  hereunto set my hand this 19th day
of November, 2004.

                                               /s/ Frances M. Hawk
                                               A Member of the Board of Trustees
                                               The Travelers Series Trust