301 East Fourth Street    

Cincinnati, OH 45202    

AFGinc.com

August 3, 2018

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549

Re: Notice of Disclosure Filed in Exchange Act Report Under Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act

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 Financial Group, Inc. has made disclosure pursuant to such provisions in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2018, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2018.

Sincerely,

By:    /s/ Vito C. Peraino                

Vito C. Peraino

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

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