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                      FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF THE SECRETARY
                                       OF
                                THE BRINSON FUNDS

                     RESOLUTION APPOINTING POWER OF ATTORNEY

         Pursuant to Paragraph 24 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act of
1933, The Brinson Funds, a Delaware business trust (the "Trust"), the
undersigned does hereby certify the following:

         1.       Attached hereto as incorporated by reference into the Trust's
         Registration Statement is a true and complete copy of a resolution
         adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust (the "Resolution") with
         respect to the Power of Attorney appointing Karl Hartmann, Gregory
         Pickard, Kathleen O'Neill, Ellen O'Brien, Patricia Leyne and Kelli
         Meidhof (each with full power to act alone) as attorneys-in-fact for
         the Trust, and the Trustees, President, Vice President, Principal
         Accounting Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Trust, for the
         purpose of executing and filing on behalf of the Trust all requisite
         papers and documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
         and the offices of the securities administrators of the states to
         comply with applicable federal and state securities laws, is hereby
         approved and may be executed by each designated officer.

         2.       The Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Trust's Board of
         Trustees at the regularly scheduled Board Meeting held on August 28,
         2001 and, unless subsequently amended by resolutions duly adopted by
         the Board of Trustees of the Trust, have remained in full force and
         effect as of the date hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this certificate to be
signed on this 28th day of August, 2001.


(Trust Seal)


                                       /s/ Amy R. Doberman
                                       -----------------------------------
                                       Amy R. Doberman, Secretary
                                       The Brinson Funds



                      RESOLUTION ADOPTED ON AUGUST 28, 2001
          AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                              OF THE BRINSON FUNDS


                          APPOINTMENT POWER OF ATTORNEY

"RESOLVED,        that the proposed Power of Attorney, in substantially the form
                  presented to this meeting, appointing Karl Hartmann, Gregory
                  Pickard, Kathleen O'Neill, Ellen O'Brien, Patricia Leyne and
                  Kelli Meidhof (each with full power to act alone) as
                  attorneys-in-fact for the Trust, and the Trustees, President,
                  Principal Accounting Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the
                  Trust, for the purpose of executing and filing on behalf of
                  the Trust all requisite papers and documents with the U.S.
                  Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the offices
                  of the securities administrators of the states to comply with
                  applicable federal and state securities laws, is hereby
                  approved and may be executed by each designated officer."