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 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 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: August 8, 2008

   

/s/ George F. McKenzie

    George F. McKenzie
    President and Chief Executive Officer

Dated: August 8, 2008

   

/s/ Laura M. Franklin

    Laura M. Franklin
    Executive Vice President
    Accounting, Administration and Corporate Secretary

Dated: August 8, 2008

   

/s/ Sara L. Grootwassink

    Sara L. Grootwassink
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer