FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Wetmore Douglas J

2.  Issuer Name and Tickler or Trading Symbol

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

(“IFF”)

6.  Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

(Check all applicable)

__   Director                               ___ 10% Owner

_ X   Officer (give title below)     ___Other (specify below)

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Last)     (First)     (Middle)

c/o International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
521 West 57^th Street

3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)

4.  Statement for Month/Year

August 2002

(Street)

New York,     New York    10019

5.  If Amendment, Date of
 Original (Month/Year)

7.  Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_Form filed by One Reporting Person

___Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)     (State)     (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.  Title of Security
   (Instr. 3)

2.  Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year)

3. Transaction Code
   (Instr. 8)

4. Securities  Acquired  (A) or Disposed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5.  Amount of  Securities  Beneficially Owned at End of Month
    (Instr. 3 and 4)

6.  Ownership   Form: Direct   (D) or Indirect (I)
    (Instr. 4)

7.  Nature of
   Indirect
   Beneficial
   Ownership
   (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.Title of
   Derivative
   Security
   (Instr.3)

2.Conver-sion or
Exercise Price of Deriv- ative Security

3.Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year)

4.Transaction Code
   (Instr. 8)

5.Number of Derivative
   Securities Acquired
   (A) or Disposed of (D)
   (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6.Date Exerciseable
   and Expiration  Date
  (Month/Day/Year)

7.  Title and  Amount of   Underlying Securities
   (Instr. 3 and 4)

8.Price of   Derivative
   Security
   (Instr. 5)

9.Number  of
   Derivative
   Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End of Month
    (Instr. 4)

10.Ownership
     Form of   Derivative     Securities     Beneficially
     Owned at
     End of Month
     (Instr. 4)

11.Nature of    Indirect     Beneficial     Ownership
     (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

  Stock Equivalent Units

Explanation of Responses:

     (1)     Stock units (“Units”) under the Company’s deferred compensation plan resulting from (a) deferral of incentive award, (b) deferral of salary and Company match (in shares), (c) premium (in
shares) to participants deferring awards into Units, and (d) dividends (in shares) on Units. Units were acquired at various dates at market prices ranging from $29.59 to $34.97 per Unit. 249
Units are subject to vesting based on employment through December 31, 2003. Fractional shares will be paid in cash and are not reflected. 
 

  DENNIS M. MEANY
**Signature of Reporting Person

Dennis M. Meany
Attorney-in-fact

                August 29, 2002                            
Date

Reminder:

Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

*

If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

**

Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:

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