VANGUARD TRUSTEES EQUITY FUNDS
                                  P.O. BOX 2600
                             VALLEY FORGE, PA 19482
                                 (610) 669-1000

                                  MARCH 3, 2003

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


         Re:      Vanguard Trustees Equity Funds (the "Trust")
                  Registration No. 2-65955-99
                  File No. 811-2968

Dear Ms. Sanders:
     Pursuant  to Rule  477(a)  under  the  Securities  Act of 1933,  the  Trust
requests the withdrawal of  Post-Effective  Amendment No. 24, filed February 28,
2003   (the   "Amendment").   The   Amendment's   EDGAR   accession   number  is
0000932471-03-000303.  The 485B filing was inadvertently  filed on behalf of the
wrong registrant.

     Please direct any communications  concerning this filing to Edward C. Delk,
Senior Counsel, The Vanguard Group, Inc. at (610) 669-6893.

Sincerely,

THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.


Joseph F. Dietrick
Assistant Secretary