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Exhibit 23(q)(2)
DAVIS INTERNATIONAL SERIES, INC.
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned constitutes
and appoints Sheldon R. Stein and Arthur Don, and each of them, as the
undersigned's attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or
her in any and all capacities, to sign any post-effective amendments to the
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (Registration No.
33-86578) and/or the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Registration No. 811-8870),
whether on Form N-1A or any successor forms thereof, and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and all other applicable state or federal
regulatory authorities. Each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all
that each of the aforenamed attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or substitutes,
may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Power of Attorney as
of the date listed below.
OFFICERS:
Date:
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Christopher C. Davis
President
Date:
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Sharra L. Reed
Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Accounting Officer
