EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of The
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the "Company") of our report dated
February 25, 2000, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of NFO
Worldwide, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999, and for each of the
years in the two-year period ended December 31, 1999, which appears in the
Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed on September 18, 2001. It should
be noted that we have not audited any financial statements of NFO Worldwide,
Inc. subsequent to December 31, 1999 or performed any audit procedures
subsequent to the date of our report.





/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
New York, New York
November 28, 2001