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                                           American Express Company
                                           200 Vesey Street
                                           New York, NY 10285
 
July 30, 2014
 
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Re:
Notice of disclosure filed in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, notice is hereby provided that American Express Company has made disclosure pursuant to such provisions in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 30, 2014.
 
Sincerely,
 
 
American Express Company
 
 
By:         /s/ Carol V. Schwartz
 Name: Carol V. Schwartz
 Title: Secretary