INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Trustees
Oppenheimer U.S. Government Trust:

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of U.S. Government Trust
of our report dated September 24, 2001, included in the Statement of
Additional Information, which is part of such Registration Statement, and to
the references to our firm under the headings "Financial Highlights"
appearing in the Prospectus, which is also part of such Registration
Statement and "Independent Auditors" appearing in the Statement of Additional
Information.





                              KPMG LLP

Denver, Colorado
December 20, 2001