EXHIBIT 16(a)

                           THE TRAVELERS SERIES TRUST

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY



                  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:

                  That I, R. Jay Gerken of North Caldwell, New Jersey,  Chairman
of the Board of Trustees, Chief Executive Officer of The Travelers Series Trust,
do hereby make,  constitute  and appoint,  KATHLEEN A. McGAH,  Secretary of said
Trust, and ERNEST J. WRIGHT,  Assistant  Secretary of said Trust,  either one of
them acting alone, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact,  for me, and in my name,
place and stead, to sign registration statements on behalf of said Trust on Form
N-1A  or  other  applicable  form  under  the  Securities  Act of  1933  for the
registration of shares of beneficial  interest of The Travelers Series Trust and
to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto that
may be filed.

                  IN WITNESS  WHEREOF I have  hereunto set my hand this 19th day
of November, 2004.

                                              /s/ R. Jay Gerken
                                              Chairman of the Board of Trustees,
                                              Chief Executive Officer
                                              The Travelers Series Trust