CERTIFICATION OF
STRONG INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND, INC.
STRONG INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND, INC. (the "Registrant")
does hereby certify as follows:
1. This Certification is made pursuant to Rule 497(j) of
the Securities Act of 1933.
2. Reference is made to the Registrant's Prospectus and
Statement of Additional Information each dated March 1,
1997 filed by the Registrant pursuant to Post-Effective
Amendment No. 8 (File No. 33-45108; 811-6524), which was
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 27, 1997 (the "Post-Effective Amendment").
3. The Post-Effective Amendment is the most recent post-
effective amendment filed by the Registrant.
4. The form of Registrant's Prospectus and Statement
of Additional Information that would have been filed
under Rule 497(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 would not
have differed from that contained in the Post-Effective
Amendment.
5. The text of the Post-Effective Amendment has been
filed electronically.
STRONG INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND, INC.
/s/ John S. Weitzer
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By: John S. Weitzer
Title: Vice President
Dated: March 4, 1997
