EXHIBIT 23.1


           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 26, 2007 relating to the
financial statements, management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting, which appears in the 2006 Annual Report to
Shareholders, which is incorporated by reference in American Express Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. We also
consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 26,
2007 relating to the financial statement schedules, which appears in such
Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
May 7, 2007