Exhibit 32

WRITTEN STATEMENT OF

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned, the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Vice President Accounting, Administration and Corporate Secretary, and the Chief Financial Officer of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (“WRIT”), each hereby certifies on the date hereof, that:

(a)	the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13 (a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(b)	the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of WRIT.

Dated:	February 27, 2013	/s/ George F. McKenzie
		George F. McKenzie
		Chief Executive Officer
Dated:	February 27, 2013	/s/ Laura M. Franklin
		Laura M. Franklin
		Executive Vice President
		Accounting, Administration and Corporate Secretary
		(Principal Accounting Officer)
Dated:	February 27, 2013	/s/ William T. Camp
		William T. Camp
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)