EXHIBIT 16
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned,
1) being officers and trustees/directors of:
a) each of the Van Kampen Open-End Trusts (the "Delaware Open-End
Trusts") as indicated on Schedule 1 attached hereto and
incorporated by reference, each a Delaware statutory trust,
b) the Van Kampen Pennsylvania Tax Free Income Fund (the
"Pennsylvania Open-End Trust"), a Pennsylvania trust, and
c) the Van Kampen Series Fund, Inc. (the "Corporation"), a Maryland
corporation, (collectively, the Delaware Open-End Trusts,
Pennsylvania Open-End Trust, and the Corporation are referred to
herein as the "Open-End Funds");
d) each of the Van Kampen Closed-End Trusts (the "Massachusetts
Closed-End Trusts") as indicated on Schedule 2 attached hereto
and incorporated by reference, each a Massachusetts business
trust,
e) the Van Kampen Bond Fund (the "Delaware Closed-End Trust"), a
Delaware statutory trust,
f) each of the Van Kampen Pennsylvania Quality
Municipal Trust, Van Kampen Trust for Investment
Grade Pennsylvania Municipals, Van Kampen Advantage
Pennsylvania Municipal Income Trust and Van Kampen
Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust (the
"Pennsylvania Closed-End Trusts"), each a
Pennsylvania trust (collectively, the Massachusetts
Closed-End Trusts, Delaware Closed-End Trust and
Pennsylvania Closed-End Trusts are referred to
herein as the "Closed-End Funds");
2) being officers and trustees, with the exception of Jerry D. Choate,
Linda Hutton Heagy, R. Craig Kennedy, Ronald E. Robison (Mr. Robison
is president but not a trustee), Jack E. Nelson and Suzanne H. Woolsey,
of:
a) each of the Van Kampen Senior Income Trust and Van Kampen Senior
Loan Fund (the "Senior Loan Funds"), each a Massachusetts
business trust;
3) being officers and managing general partners of:
a) the Van Kampen Exchange Fund (the "Exchange Fund"), a California
Limited Partnership (collectively, the Open-End Funds,
Closed-End Funds, Senior Loan Funds and Exchange Fund are
referred to herein as the "Funds")
do hereby, in the capacities shown below, appoint any Assistant Secretary,
Secretary or Vice President of the Funds, as agents and attorneys-in-fact with
full power of substitution and resubstitution, for each of the undersigned, as
fully to all intents as he or she might or could do in person, for the purposes
to execute and deliver, for and on behalf of the undersigned, any Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of the Open-End Funds or Exchange Fund (including any and
all amendments thereto), any Registration Statement on Form N-2 of the
Closed-End Funds or Senior Loan Funds (including any and all amendments
thereto), any Registration Statement on Form N-14 of the Funds (including any
and all amendments thereto) and any other document, upon the advice of counsel,
filed by each Fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the
provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and the Investment Company Act of 1940.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, but which taken together shall constitute
one instrument.
Dated: November 16, 2005
Signature Title
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/s/ Ronald E. Robison President and Principal Executive Officer
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Ronald E. Robison
/s/ Phillip G. Goff Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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Phillip G. Goff
/s/ Stefanie Chang Yu Vice President and Secretary
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Stefanie Chang Yu
/s/ David C. Arch Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner
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David C. Arch
/s/ Jerry D. Choate Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner
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Jerry D. Choate
/s/ Rod Dammeyer Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner
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Rod Dammeyer
/s/ Linda Hutton Heagy Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner
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Linda Hutton Heagy
/s/ R. Craig Kennedy Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner
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R. Craig Kennedy
/s/ Howard J Kerr Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner
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Howard J Kerr
/s/ Jack E. Nelson Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner
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Jack E. Nelson
/s/ Hugo F. Sonnenschein Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner
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Hugo F. Sonnenschein
/s/ Wayne W. Whalen Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner
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Wayne W. Whalen
/s/ Suzanne H. Woolsey Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner
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Suzanne H. Woolsey