FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EXCELSIOR DIRECTIONAL HEDGE FUND OF FUNDS (TI) LLC [NONE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Ult. Parent of Inv. Adviser
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

CHARLOTTE, NC 28255		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Limited Liability Company Interest 0
I
See Footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER
100 N TRYON ST
CHARLOTTE, NC 28255		       Ult. Parent of Inv. Adviser

Signatures

Lucille E. Reymann, Senior Vice President 07/12/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This filing is made on behalf of Bank of America Corporation, the ultimate parent of U.S. Trust Hedge Fund Management, Inc., which serves as the investment adviser of Excelsior Directional Hedge Fund of Funds Master Fund, LLC (the "Master Fund") and provides management and administrative services to the Issuer. The Issuer invests substantially all of its assets in the Master Fund. The filing of this statement with the inclusion of the foregoing information shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this statement.

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