POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Maura A. Smith, Sharon R. Ryan, Erin Raccah, Rebecca A. Bouldien, and
Caroline Caviness as the undersigned?s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:
(1)	execute and deliver for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned?s capacity as a reporting person pursuant to Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ?Exchange Act?), and the
rules thereunder, of International Paper Company (the ?Company?),Forms 3,
4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act (or any other
forms, amendments or documents described in or relating to the rules
promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange Act);

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5
and
timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission
and
stock exchange or similar authority, electronically or otherwise; and
(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing
which, in the opinion of any of such attorneys-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the
best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
that
the documents executed by any of such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms
and conditions as any of such attorneys-in-fact may approve in the discretion
 of any
of such attorneys-in-fact.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority
to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper
to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as
fully to
all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present,
with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming
all that
any of such attorneys-in-fact, or the substitute or substitutes of any of
such
attorneys-in-fact, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
Power
of
Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned
acknowledges
that
the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of
the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned?s
 responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned
is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned?s
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the Company.
By execution of this Power of Attorney, the undersigned hereby revokes
any prior
powers of attorney that the undersigned may have executed in connection
with the
execution, delivery, recording, filing, attesting or other act with
regard to
Forms 3, 4 or 5 or any other forms, amendments or documents described
in or
relating to the rules promulgated under Section 16 of the Exchange
Act.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be
executed as of this 27th day of February, 2009.

Signature:	/s/ Paul J. Karre
Name:	Paul J. Karre




ACKNOWLEDGEMENT


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On this 27th day of February, 2009, before me personally came
Paul J. Karre,
to me known to be the individual described in and who executed the
foregoing instrument,
and acknowledged that he or she executed the same.


/s/ Deirdre Thompson
Notary Public