POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of
Lagan Srivastava and Thomas J. Fuccillo, signing singly,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1. execute for and on behalf of the
undersigned, in the undersigneds
capacity as a Section 16 reporting
person of the applicable registered
investment companies attached hereto
as Schedule A, as amended from time to
time, each, a Trust and, collectively,
the Trusts, Form ID and Forms 3, 4,
and 5 in accordance with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules thereunder;

2. do and perform any and all acts
for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5
and timely file such form with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission
and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

3. take any other action of any type whatsoever
in connection with the foregoing which, in the
opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as
such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such
attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to
be done in the exercise of any of the rights
and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution and resubstitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of
Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is
any Trust assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain
in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to
file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions
in securities issued by any Trust,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned
in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 2nd day of April, 2007.

/s/ Lawrence G. Altadonna
Signature

Lawrence G. Altadonna, Assistant Treasurer
Print Name and Title



Schedule A

Korea Fund Inc.