Vanguard International Equity Index Funds
                                  P.O. Box 2600
                             Valley Forge, PA 19482
                                 (610) 669-1000

                                October 16, 2001

United States Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20549
Attention:  Ruth Sanders, Senior Counsel

         Re:      Vanguard International Equity Index Funds (the "Trust")
                  Registration No. 33-32548
                  File No. 811-05972

Dear Ms. Sanders:

     Pursuant  to Rule  477(a)  under  the  Securities  Act of 1933,  the  Trust
requests the  withdrawal of  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 22, filed October 10,
2001   (the   "Amendment").   The   Amendment's   EDGAR   accession   number  is
0000932471-01-500375.  The Trust requests the withdrawal of the Amendment on the
grounds  that it has no plans to proceed  with the  offering  at this  time.  No
securities were sold in connection with this offering.

     Please  direct any  communications  concerning  this filing to  Christopher
Wightman, Associate Counsel, The Vanguard Group, Inc. at (610) 503-2320.

Sincerely,


Joseph F. Dietrick
Assistant Secretary