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<TYPE>EX-24
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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, Eric Hausner, George Hawley,
Harold H. Henderson, Natalie Maniaci, Sean Plater, Lazarus
N. Sun, Vincent Bencivenga, Scott Brody, Jon Darrow, Hilary
Lord and Lewis Schusterman 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 6th day of December, 2011.

/s/ George P. Hawley
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