AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         ON May 15, 2000

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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                           SCHEDULE TO
                 ISSUER TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
             (PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE
                SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934)
                       (AMENDMENT NO.   )

     DELAWARE GROUP GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC.
                        (Name of Issuer)

     DELAWARE GROUP GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC.
               (Name of Person Filing Statement)

      SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
                (Title of Class of Securities)

                            245916101
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            (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

               Eric E. Miller, Esq., Secretary

     Delaware Group Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc.

                      2005 Market Street
                   Philadelphia, PA 19103
                         800-523-1918


(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Person(s) Filing
Statement)

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                    CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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TRANSACTION VALUATION $        *   AMOUNT OF FILING FEE:    None.
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     This filing relates solely to preliminary communications
          made before the commencement of a tender offer.

*    Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated
     and state how it was determined.

/ /  Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by
     Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the
     offsetting fee was previously paid.  Identify the previous
     filing by registration statement number, or the Form or
     Schedule and the date of its filing.

     Amount Previously Paid:

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     Form or Registration No.:

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     Filing Party:

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     Date Filed:

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/X/  Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary
     communications made before the commencement of a tender
     offer.

     Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any
     transactions to which the statement relates:

     / /  third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

     /X/  issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

     / /  going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

     / /  amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

     Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment
     reporting the results of the tender offer:

     / /


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:  Tom Gariepy
215-255-1495


          DELAWARE GROUP GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC.
              ANNOUNCES SELF-TENDER FOR 10% OF ITS SHARES


     PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 15, 2000 - Delaware Group Global
Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE:  DGF) announced today that
its Board of Directors has authorized an issuer tender offer to
purchase for cash up to 665,065 shares of its common stock, each
of which has a par value $0.01 per share, representing 10% of its
issued and outstanding shares of common stock.  The tender offer
will commence on Thursday, June 1, 2000, and will expire, unless
extended, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, June 29,
2000.  Subject to various terms and conditions described in
offering materials to be distributed to shareholders, purchases
will be made at a price per share equal to the Fund's net asset
value per share on the first business day after the expiration of
the offer.

     Subject to various terms and conditions described in
offering materials to be distributed to shareholders, if more
shares are tendered than the amount the Board has authorized to
purchase, the Fund will purchase a number of shares equal to the
offer amount on a pro-rated basis.

     The shares of common stock of Delaware Group Global Dividend
and Income Fund, Inc. have recently traded at a discount to their
net asset value per share.  During the pendency of the tender
offer the current net asset value per share will be available by
telephone at 1-888-235-9839.

     Delaware Group Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc., which
commenced operations in March 1994, is a closed-end fund that
invests at least 50% of its total assets in income-generating
equities, including common stocks and convertible securities, of
U.S. and foreign issuers.  The balance of the portfolio is
typically invested in non-convertible debt securities, consisting
primarily of corporate and government bonds of U.S. and foreign
issuers.  The Fund is a total return vehicle whose primary
objective is to seek high current income.  Capital appreciation
is a secondary objective.

     Delaware Group Global Dividend and Income Fund, Inc. is
managed by Delaware Management Company, a series of Delaware
Management Business Trust.  As of March 31, 2000, Delaware
Management Business Trust managed over $46 billion in mutual
funds and institutional accounts.

SHAREHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE OFFER TO PURCHASE WHEN IT IS
AVAILABLE AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION.  THE OFFER TO
PURCHASE AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED BY THE FUND WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, INCLUDING THE FUND'S ANNUAL
REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1999, WILL BE
AVAILABLE WITHOUT COST AT THE COMMISSION'S WEB SITE (www.sec.gov)
OR BY CALLING THE FUND AT 1-800-523-1918.