POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned Officers and Trustees of TEMPLETON GLOBAL INVESTMENT TRUST
(the "Registrant") hereby appoint Mark H. Plafker, Bruce G. Leto, Deborah R.
Gatzek, Barbara J. Green, Murray L. Simpson, David P. Goss, Allan S. Mostoff and
Jack W. Murphy (with full power to each of them to act alone) his/her
attorney-in-fact and agent, in all capacities, to execute, file or withdraw any
of the documents referred to below relating to Post-Effective Amendments to the
Registrant's registration statement on Form N-1A under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended, and/or Registrant's registration statements on Form
N-14 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any amendments to such
registration statements covering the sale of shares by the Registrant under
prospectuses becoming effective after this date, including any amendment or
amendments increasing or decreasing the amount of securities for which
registration is being sought, with all exhibits and any and all documents
required to be filed with respect thereto with any regulatory authority. Each of
the undersigned grants to each of said attorneys, full authority to do every act
necessary to be done in order to effectuate the same as fully, to all intents
and purposes as he/she could do if personally present, thereby ratifying all
that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
This Power of Attorney may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which shall be deemed to be
a single document.
The undersigned Officers and Trustees hereby execute this Power of Attorney
as of the 26th day of June, 2000.
/s/HARRIS J. ASHTON /s/CHARLES B. JOHNSON
------------------------------- -----------------------------
Harris J. Ashton, Trustee Charles B. Johnson, Trustee
/s/NICHOLAS F. BRADY /s/BETTY P. KRAHMER
------------------------------- -----------------------------
Nicholas F. Brady, Trustee Betty P. Krahmer, Trustee
/s/MARTIN L. FLANAGAN /s/GORDON S. MACKLIN
------------------------------- -----------------------------
Martin L. Flanagan, Trustee Gordon S. Macklin, Trustee
/s/S. JOSEPH FORTUNATO /s/FRED R. MILLSAPS
------------------------------- -----------------------------
S. Joseph Fortunato, Trustee Fred R. Millsaps, Trustee
/s/JOHN WM. GALBRAITH /s/MARK G. HOLOWESKO
------------------------------- -----------------------------
John Wm. Galbraith, Trustee Mark G. Holowesko, President
/s/ANDREW H. HINES, JR. /s/BRUCE S. ROSENBERG
------------------------------- -----------------------------
Andrew H. Hines, Jr., Trustee Bruce S. Rosenberg, Treasurer
/s/EDITH E. HOLIDAY
--------------------------------
Edith E. Holiday, Trustee
