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, 2007 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 29, 2008		/s/ George F. McKenzie
		George F. McKenzie
		President & CEO

Dated: February 29, 2008		/s/ Laura M. Franklin
		Laura M. Franklin
		Executive Vice President Accounting, Administration and Corporate Secretary

Dated: February 29, 2008		/s/ Sara L. Grootwassink
		Sara L. Grootwassink
		Chief Financial Officer