Exhibit 99(1)(h)

                         RIVERSOURCE GLOBAL SERIES, INC.

                           CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
                         PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA STATUTES,
                            SECTION 302A.401, SUBD. 3

     The undersigned, being the duly elected Secretary of RiverSource Global
Series, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the Company), hereby certifies that the
following is a true, complete and correct copy of resolutions duly adopted by a
majority of the directors of the Company on January 8, 2009:

                           APPROVAL OF DESIGNATION OF
                       NEW CLASS WITHIN AN EXISTING SERIES

     WHEREAS, the articles of incorporation of the Company permit the board of
     directors (the Board), by resolution, to authorize the issuance of shares
     of the Company in separate series and classes and to establish the rights
     and preferences of each such series and class; and

     WHEREAS, the Board previously has adopted resolutions, which have been
     filed with the Minnesota Secretary of State pursuant to Minn. Stat. Section
     302A.401, Subd. 3, authorizing the issuance of shares of the Company in the
     following series and classes and establishing the rights and preferences of
     such series and classes:



Series                                    Classes Within Series
- ------                                    --------------------------------------
                                       
RiverSource Absolute Return
   Currency and Income Fund               A, B, C, I, R4, R5 and W
RiverSource Emerging Markets Bond Fund    A, B, C, I, R4 and W
RiverSource Global Bond Fund              A, B, C, I, R4 and W
RiverSource Global Technology Fund        A, B, C, I and R4
Threadneedle Emerging Markets Fund        A, B, C, I, R4 and R5
Threadneedle Global Equity Fund           A, B, C, I, R2, R3, R4, R5 and W
Threadneedle Global Equity Income Fund    A, B, C, I, R2, R3, R4 and R5
Threadneedle Global Extended Alpha Fund   A, B, C, I, R2, R3, R4 and R5; and


     WHEREAS, the Board wishes to establish a new class of shares within an
     existing series, Threadneedle Emerging Markets Fund; now, therefore, be it

     RESOLVED, That the Board hereby establishes the following new class (the
     New Class) within an existing series, Threadneedle Emerging Markets Fund
     (the Existing Series):



Existing Series                           New Class Within Existing Series
- ---------------                           --------------------------------------
                                       
Threadneedle Emerging Markets Fund        R2;
   and further


     RESOLVED, That the Board may from time to time, by resolution duly adopted,
     change the name of the New Class, with such change to be effective when it
     is set



     forth in the prospectus or prospectuses pursuant to which it is offered to
     the public; and further

     RESOLVED, That the New Class shall be subject to those differences in the
     amount of distribution costs, shareholder service fees, transfer agent
     fees, exchange privileges and other aspects as are set out in the
     registration statement pertaining thereto filed with the Securities and
     Exchange Commission and effective on the date the stock was purchased or
     exchanged, or as subsequently changed as permitted by law, and in all other
     manner the New Class shall be the same as any other class; and further

     RESOLVED, That assets identified as relating to the New Class shall belong
     solely to the shareholders of that class and liabilities, costs and
     expenses applicable to the New Class shall be obligations solely of that
     class, it being understood that dividends and distributions may vary
     between and among classes of the Existing Series to reflect different
     allocations of liabilities, costs and expenses and the resultant
     differences in net asset values of the classes; and further

     RESOLVED, That the Existing Series may convert the New Class designation on
     any share to another class designation automatically in accordance with the
     terms set forth in the registration statement pertaining thereto filed with
     the Securities and Exchange Commission and effective on the date the stock
     was purchased or exchanged or as subsequently changed as permitted by law;
     and further

     RESOLVED, That each share of capital stock of the New Class shall be voted
     by class (a) as required by the provisions of the Investment Company Act of
     1940, as amended, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (b)
     when the Board determines that a matter affects the New Class in a
     materially different way; or (c) when the Board determines a matter affects
     only one or some of the series or classes of the Company's capital stock,
     including the New Class; and further

     RESOLVED, That all provisions pertaining to capital stock as set forth in
     Article III of the Company's articles of incorporation apply to the New
     Class.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this Certificate of Designation
on February 23, 2009.

                                        RIVERSOURCE GLOBAL SERIES, INC.


                                        /s/ Scott R. Plummer
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Scott R. Plummer
                                        Secretary

          STATE OF MINNESOTA
         DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                FILED
            March 2, 2009


           /s/ Mark Ritchie
          Secretary of State