EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of:
o our report dated February 22, 2000, relating to the financial statements,
which appears in the 1999 Annual Report to the Stockholders of the
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the "Company"), which is incorporated
by reference in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Annual
Report") for the year ended December 31, 1999
o our report dated February 22, 2000, relating to the Financial Statements
Schedule, which appears in such Annual Report
o our report dated February 22, 2000, except for Note 15 which is as of July
13, 2000 relating to the supplemental consolidated financial statements and
the consolidated financial statements which appear in the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated July 17, 2000 and September 15, 2000, respectively
o our report dated February 22, 2000, except for Note 15 which is as of July
13, 2000 relating to the Supplemental Consolidated Financial Statement
Schedule and Financial Statement Schedule which appear in the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 17, 2000 and September 15, 2000,
respectively
o our report dated February 22, 2000, except for Note 15 which is as of July
13, 2000 and Note 16 which is as of December 22, 2000, relating to the
supplemental consolidated financial statements which appears in the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 5, 2001 (the "Form 8-K")
o and our report dated February 22, 2000 except for Note 15 which is as of
July 13, 2000 and Note 16 which is as of December 22, 2000 relating to the
Supplemental Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule which appears in such
Form 8-K.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
January 5, 2001
