Exhibit 24.3

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned, a director of Wells Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc., a Maryland Corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitutes and appoints each of Leo F. Wells, III and Douglas P. Williams, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (SEC File no. 333-144414) (the “Registration Statement”), including any post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each said attorney-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 2nd day of April, 2010.

/s/ George W. Sands

George W. Sands, Director