Exhibit (a)(20)

AMENDMENT NO. 19
TO THE
DECLARATION OF TRUST
OF
GOLDMAN SACHS TRUST

     This AMENDMENT NO 19 to the AGREEMENT AND DECLARATION OF TRUST (the “Declaration”) as amended, dated the 28th day of January, 1997 of Goldman Sachs Trust (the “Trust”) is made by the Trustees named below as of August 1, 2002:

     RESOLVED, that the termination of the Goldman Sachs Trust’s Conservative Strategy Portfolio, be, and it hereby is, ratified, confirmed and approved;

     FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Agreement and Declaration of Trust be amended for the purpose of abolishing and terminating the Goldman Sachs Trust Conservative Strategy Portfolio; and

     FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, the Treasurer and any Assistant Treasurer of the Trust be, and they hereby are, severally authorized to execute an instrument in writing effecting the aforesaid amendment and to cause the same to be filed wherever in the discretion of such officers such filing is appropriate.

/s/ Ashok N. Bakhru
Ashok N. Bakhru
as Trustee and not individually

/s/ Patrick T. Harker
Patrick T. Harker
as Trustee and not individually

/s/ Mary P. McPherson
Mary P. McPherson
as Trustee and not individually

/s/ Wilma J. Smelcer
Wilma J. Smelcer
as Trustee and not individually

/s/ Richard P. Strubel
Richard P. Strubel
as Trustee and not individually

/s/ David B. Ford
David B. Ford
as Trustee and not individually

/s/ Alan A. Shuch
Alan A. Shuch
as Trustee and not individually

/s/ Kaysie P. Uniacke
Kaysie P. Uniacke
as Trustee and not individually

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