8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 7, 2008

              SELIGMAN LASALLE INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

            Maryland                       811-22031            20-8597138
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
        incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

                                 100 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10017
               (Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (212) 850-1864

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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SECTION 7 - REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Registrant is furnishing as Exhibit 99.1 the attached Press Release dated July
7, 2008 for Seligman LaSalle International Real Estate Fund, Inc.

SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release dated July 7, 2008 for Seligman LaSalle
International Real Estate Fund, Inc.


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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                           SELIGMAN LASALLE INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE FUND, INC.

Date: July 7, 2008

                           By: /s/ Joseph D'Alessandro
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                                   Joseph D'Alessandro
                                   Assistant Secretary


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EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA CONTACT: SHAREHOLDER CONTACT:

Mary Ann Susco                  Marco Acosta
(212) 850-1382                  (212) 850-1333
suscom@jwseligman.com           acostam@jwseligman.com

Seligman Closed-End Funds Issue Statement Regarding Announcement that Ameriprise
 Financial, Inc. Has Agreed to Acquire J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated and
                   Announce Special Meetings of Stockholders

NEW YORK - July 7, 2008

On July 7, 2008, Ameriprise Financial, Inc. ("Ameriprise") announced an
agreement to acquire J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (the "Manager"), the
manager of each of Seligman Lasalle International Real Estate Fund, Inc.
("SLIREF"), Seligman Select Municipal Fund, Inc., and Tri-Continental
Corporation (collectively, the "Funds"), in a transaction that is likely to
close in the fourth quarter of 2008. Under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
consummation of Ameriprise's acquisition of the Manager will result in a change
of control of the Manager and an assignment and automatic termination of each
Fund's management agreement with the Manager, as well as the sub-advisory
agreement of SLIREF. The Funds' Boards expect to consider new advisory and
administration agreements between each Fund and RiverSource Investments, LLC, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise, and new sub-advisory and delegation
agreements for SLIREF with LaSalle Investment Management (Securities) L.P. and
LaSalle Investment Management Securities B.V., SLIREF's current sub-advisers. If
approved by the Funds' Boards, the new advisory and sub-advisory agreements will
be presented to the stockholders of the Funds for their approval at special
meetings of stockholders scheduled to be held on October 22, 2008 for the
purpose of voting on new advisory and, in the case of SLIREF, sub-advisory
agreements and for the election of directors.

Symbols: SLS, SEL, TY.

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