Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statements
(Form S-8
No. 2-46918,
No. 2-59230,
No. 2-64285,
No. 2-73954,
No. 2-89680,
No. 33-01771,
No. 33-02980,
No. 33-28721,
No. 33-33552,
No. 33-36442,
No. 33-48629,
No. 33-62124,
No. 33-65008,
No. 33-53801,
No. 333-12683,
No. 333-41779,
No. 333-52699,
No. 333-73111,
No. 333-38238,
No. 333-98479;
and
No. 333-142710;
Form S-3
No. 2-89469,
No. 33-43268,
No. 33-50997,
No. 333-32525,
No. 333-45445,
No. 333-47085,
No. 333-55761,
No. 333-51828,
No. 333-113768,
No. 333-117835,
No. 333-138032
and
333-162791)
of American Express Company of our report dated
February 25, 2011, relating to the consolidated financial
statements and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting, which appears in the 2010 Annual Report to
Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in this Annual
Report on
Form 10-K.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
February 25, 2011