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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950117-03-000726
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030220
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030221

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO /NEW/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000051434
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PAPER MILLS [2621]
		IRS NUMBER:				130872805
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03157
		FILM NUMBER:		03575822

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		400 ATLANTIC STREET
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06921
		BUSINESS PHONE:		203-541-8000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		400 ATLANTIC STREET
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06921

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INTERNATIONAL PAPER & POWER CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19710527
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                February 20, 2003
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


                           INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
                           ---------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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<S>                                              <C>                          <C>
            New York                             1-3157                       13-0872805
 ------------------------------     -------------------------------------    -------------------
(State or other jurisdiction                  (Commission                     (IRS Employer
   of incorporation)                          File Number)                  Identification No.)

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               400 Atlantic Street, Stamford, Connecticut        06921
               ------------------------------------------      ---------
               (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)


                                  203-541-8000
                                  ------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




            ---------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


Item 1.           Changes in Control of Registrant.

                  N/A

Item 2.           Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

                  N/A

Item 3.           Bankruptcy or Receivership.

                  N/A

Item 4.           Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant.

                  N/A

Item 5.           Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

                  Attached and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 99 is
                  a copy of a press release of International Paper Company dated
                  February 20, 2003, announcing the promotion of John V. Faraci,
                  executive vice president and chief financial officer, to
                  president of the Company. Mr. Faraci has also been elected to
                  the Board of Directors of the Company, and he will continue to
                  serve as chief financial officer until a successor is named.

Item 6.           Resignations of Registrant's Directors.

                  N/A

Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

                  (99) Press Release issued by International Paper Company dated
                  February 20, 2003.



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Item 8.           Change in Fiscal Year.

                  N/A

Item 9.           Regulation FD Disclosure.

                  N/A

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




                                             INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
                                           ----------------------------------
                                                      (Registrant)


Date:    February 21, 2003                           By /s/ Carol M. Samalin
Stamford, Connecticut                                   --------------------
                                                        Carol M. Samalin
                                                        Assistant Secretary


                             STATEMENT OF DIFFERENCES

            The registered trademark symbol shall be expressed as...... 'r'
            The service mark symbol shall be expressed as.............. 'sm'




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[LOGO]                                                     EXHIBIT 99

                            INTERNATIONAL PAPER PLAZA
                            400 ATLANTIC STREET
                            STAMFORD, CT 06921

News Release

Media Contact:             Jennifer Boardman,  203-541-8407
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Analyst Contact:           Darial Sneed, 203-541-8541
- ----------------

               International Paper Appoints John Faraci President

Stamford, Conn., - February 20, 2003 - International Paper (NYSE: IP) Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer John Dillon today announced that John Faraci,
currently International Paper executive vice president and chief financial
officer, has been promoted to president and elected as a member of the company's
board of directors. In this new role Faraci will immediately assume
responsibility for the operations of the company and will continue to report to
Dillon.

"John brings a wealth of experience to his new position, having joined
International Paper in 1974 and served in a variety of roles over the course of
those years," Dillon said. "I am confident he will build on the many successes
the company has achieved.

"John has been an integral part of our senior leadership team and a key
architect of our current business and performance improvement strategy. During
this time he has proven himself to be a very effective leader," Dillon said.

John Faraci has been International Paper's executive vice president and CFO
since 2000, having responsibility for all finance functions and corporate
responsibility for Carter Holt Harvey, International Paper's 50.5 percent owned
subsidiary in New Zealand.

He joined the company 29 years ago as a financial analyst and held various
financial, product management, planning and general management positions in the
Wood Products, Packaging and Forest Resources businesses. In 1989, he was named
vice president and general manager of the company's former Masonite subsidiary,
and in 1994, he was appointed vice president of Coated Paper, Bristols and
Converting Papers. He later served as chief executive officer and managing
director of Carter Holt Harvey, before returning to the US as CFO of IP in 1999.

Faraci will continue to serve as chief financial officer of International Paper
until a successor is named.

International Paper (http://www.internationalpaper.com) is the world's largest
paper and forest products company. Businesses include paper, packaging, and
forest products. As one of the largest private forest landowners in the world,
the company manages its forests under the



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principles of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (R) (SFIsm) program, a system
that ensures the continual planting, growing and harvesting of trees while
protecting wildlife, plants, soil, air and water quality. Headquartered in the
United States, International Paper has operations in over 40 countries and sells
its products in more than 120 nations.

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