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RE:	Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund
	Post-Effective Amendment Filing

Ladies and Gentlemen:

On behalf of Fiduciary/Claymore MLP Opportunity Fund (the “Fund”), we are enclosing herewith for filing pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the General Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) thereunder, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the General Rules and Regulations of the Commission thereunder, one electronically signed Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 (the “Post-Effective Amendment”) to the Fund’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (the “Registration Statement”).

The Registration Statement relates to the offering of the Fund’s common shares on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under the Securities Act.  The Post-Effective Amendment is being filed to reflect financial information for the Fund’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2009 and otherwise to update the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information within 120 days after the close of the Fund’s fiscal year ended November 30, 2009.

If you have any questions or require any further information with respect to this Registration Statement, please call me at (312) 407-0570 or Kevin Hardy at (312) 407-0641.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Thomas A. Hale

Thomas A. Hale

Enclosure