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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Pehota Joseph	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
5/24/2004 
	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC [GNW]	
(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC., 6620 WEST BROAD STREET	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)
SVP - Business Development /	
(Street)

RICHMOND, VA 23230       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

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)	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)	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				

Explanation of Responses:	

Remarks:
As of the time of the event requiring this statement, the Reporting Person beneficially owned no equity securities of the
Issuer.	
No securities are beneficially owned.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
Pehota Joseph
C/O GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC.
6620 WEST BROAD STREET
RICHMOND, VA 23230			SVP - Business Development		

Signatures		
/s/ Richard J. Oelhafen, Jr. Attorney-in-Fact		5/24/2004	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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Exhibit 24
May 4, 2004
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Authorization to Sign Rule 16 Forms
To whom it may concern:
I am a Senior Vice President of Genworth Financial, Inc. ("Genworth") and, until further written notice, I hereby individually authorize Leon E. Roday (Genworth's Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary) and Richard J. Oelhafen, Jr. (Genworth's Chief Corporate & Securities Counsel) to sign on my behalf a Form 3 and any Form 4 or Form 5 or related form that I have filed or may file hereafter in connection with my direct or indirect beneficial ownership of Genworth securities, and to take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which in his or her opinion may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by me.
Very truly yours,

/s/ Joseph J. Pehota

Joseph J. Pehota