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EXECUTION COPY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Michael E.
Cahill, Linda D. Barker, George Hawley, Harold H. Henderson,
Philip K. Holl, Natalie Maniaci, Sean Plater, Michael R. Quinn
and Lazarus N. Sun, and each of them, his or her true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each of them with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and
in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any or all reports and forms required under
Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, including but not limited to all Form 3, Form 4 and
Form 5 filings, and to file the same with the Securities and
Exchange Commission ("Commission"), granting unto each of
said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing necessary or
appropriate to be done with respect to such reports and forms or
any amendments or supplements thereto in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might
or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that any of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or his or her
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

This Power of Attorney may be terminated at any time by the
undersigned by written notice to each of the attorneys-in-fact
and the Commission; provided, however, that such termination
shall not affect the validity of any lawful action done or
performed by the attorneys-in-fact or any of them, pursuant
thereto, prior to the actual receipt of notice by the
attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney this 30th day of June, 2010.


                          /s/
                          Peter McMillan

TCW065260.1

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