The Vantagepoint Funds 777 N. Capitol Street N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 March 1, 2002 BY EDGAR EDGAR Operations Branch Securities & Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20459 RE: The Vantagepoint Funds File Nos. 333-60789 and 811-08941 To Whom It May Concern: On behalf of The Vantagepoint Funds (the Funds), we are requesting, pursuant to Rule 477(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, that the submission made of behalf of the Funds as Form Type 485BPOS (Accession # 0000950133-02-00076) on February 28, 2002 be withdrawn as it was inadvertently filed under the wrong submission type. We immediately refiled the registration statement as a Form Type 485APOS (Accession # 950133-02-000758) upon discovery of this mistake. Please do not hesitate to contact me at 202-962-4621 if you have any questions or comments. Sincerely, /S/ Paul F. Gallagher Paul F. Gallagher Secretary and General Counsel The Vantagepoint Funds