EXHIBIT 23.3


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
for the sale of shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference
therein, of our report, dated February 3, 1999, on the consolidated financial
statements of International Public Relations plc which is included in the Annual
Report (Form 10-K) of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 1998.

                                              /s/ Ernst & Young
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                                              London, England
                                              January 20, 2000