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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-11-079852
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110824

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CALAMOS GLOBAL TOTAL RETURN FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001285650
		IRS NUMBER:				203377281
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2020 CALAMOS COURT
		STREET 2:		C/O CALAMOS ADVISORS LLC
		CITY:			NAPERVILLE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60563
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6302451046

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2020 CALAMOS COURT
		STREET 2:		C/O CALAMOS ADVISORS LLC
		CITY:			NAPERVILLE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60563
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Calamos Advisors, LLC<BR>
2020 Calamos Court<BR>
Naperville, IL 60563
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">August 25, 2011
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>BY EDGAR</B><BR>
Securities and Exchange Commission<BR>
100 F Street, N.E.<BR>
Washington, DC 20549

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Ladies and Gentlemen:

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Calamos Global Total Return Fund<BR>
811-21547<BR>
333-174431
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
behalf of the Calamos
Global Total Return Fund (the &#147;Fund&#148;), we hereby make the following
representations:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;The Fund is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in its filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;);
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;Should the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the
filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the
filing;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;The action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in
declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Fund from full responsibility for the adequacy
and accuracy of the disclosure in the filings; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv)&nbsp;The Fund may not assert this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the
Commission or any person under the Federal securities laws of the United States.
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