Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Presents at REITWeek 2009: NAREIT`s Investor Forum

ROCKVILLE, Md.--(Business Wire)--
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE:WRE) announced that George
F. McKenzie, President and Chief Executive Officer, will make a company
presentation at REITWeek 2009: NAREIT`s Investor Forum in New York, New York.

The presentation is scheduled on Thursday, June 4, 2009 from 11:00 AM to 11:35
AM Eastern Time. It will be available live via an audio-only webcast and can be
accessed through the Investor section of WRIT`s website (www.writ.com) under
Presentations & Events. A replay of this webcast will be available until Friday,
June 19, 2009.

WRIT is a self-administered, self-managed, equity real estate investment trust
investing in income-producing properties in the greater Washington metro region.
WRIT owns a diversified portfolio of 92 properties consisting of 28 office
properties, 22 industrial/flex properties, 17 medical office properties, 14
retail centers, 11 multi-family properties and land for development. WRIT shares
are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:WRE).

Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors
that may cause actual results to differ materially. Such risks, uncertainties
and other factors include, but are not limited to, the effect of the current
credit and financial market conditions, the availability and cost of capital,
fluctuations in interest rates, tenants' financial conditions, the timing and
pricing of lease transactions, levels of competition, the effect of government
regulation, the impact of newly adopted accounting principles, changes in
general and local economic and real estate market conditions, and other risks
and uncertainties detailed from time to time in our filings with the SEC,
including our 2008 Form 10-K and our first quarter 2009 10-Q. We assume no
obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements that become untrue
because of subsequent events.

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust
William T. Camp
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
301-255-0788
bcamp@writ.com

www.writ.com

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