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Exhibit 10(b) Consent of KPMG LLP
Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
GE Life and Annuity Assurance Company
and
Contractholders
GE Life & Annuity Separate Account 4:
We consent to the use of our reports included herein and to the reference to
our firm under the heading "Experts" in the Statement of Additional
Information.
Our report on the consolidated financial statements of GE Life and Annuity
Assurance Company and subsidiary dated January 21, 2000, contains an
explanatory paragraph that states the Company changed its method of accounting
for insurance-related assessments in 1999.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Richmond, VA
May 19, 2000
