POWER OF ATTORNEY


The undersigned, being a person required to file a statement under Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the '1934 Act'),
with respect to Western Asset/Claymore U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected
Securities Fund 2 (NYSE: WIW), a Delaware statutory trust, hereby
authorizes, designates and appoints Nicholas Dalmaso to act as attorney-
in-fact to execute and file statements on Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and
any successor forms adopted by the Securities Exchange Commission, as
required by the 1934 Act and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and the rules thereunder, and to take such other actions as such
attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate in connection with
such statements, hereby confirming and ratifying all actions that such
attorney-in-fact has taken or may take in reliance hereon.  This power of
attorney shall continue in effect until the undersigned no longer has an
obligation to file statements under the section cited above, or until
specifically terminated in writing by the undersigned.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this power
of attorney on the 12th day of March 2007.


Signature



/s/  Susan C. Curry
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Susan C. Curry