EXHIBIT 23.6



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
our report dated November 28, 2000, on the combined financial statements of
Deutsch, Inc. and Subsidiary and Affiliates as of December 31, 1999, and for the
year then ended, which report appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K dated
January 5, 2001, of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (the "Company"),
and which statements are included in the supplemental consolidated financial
statements of the company incorporated in this Registration Statement by
reference to such Current Report on Form 8-K. We also consent to the reference
to our firm under the caption "Experts" in this Registration Statement.


                                            /s/ J. H. COHN LLP

Roseland, New Jersey
January 5, 2001