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EXHIBIT 22
[LOGO] ARTHUR ANDERSEN
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated February 4, 2000 included in Washington Real
Estate Investment Trust's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, into
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust's previously filed Registration
Statements on Form S-8, File No. 33-63671, Form S-3, Filed No. 333-23157, Form
S-8, File No. 333-48081, Form S-4, File No. 333-48293 and Form S-3, File No.
333-81913.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Vienna, Virginia
March 23, 2000
