POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know by all these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Carol V. Schwartz, Michael Kuchs, John Nowak,
Karen B. Corrigan and David A. Kanarek, signing singly, the
undersigned?s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1) prepare, execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned?s name, place and stead in any and all capacities related
to securities of American Express Company (the ?Company?), any and
all filings by the undersigned with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (the ?SEC?) pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder, as amended, and with
respect to the foregoing, any other forms or reports the undersigned may
be required to file in connection with the undersigned?s ownership,
acquisition, or disposition of securities of the Company, including,
without limitation, Form ID;

2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete, execute and deliver
any such filing as described in paragraph (1) above, or other form or
report, and timely file such form or report with the SEC and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and

3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact?s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact?s substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the
request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned?s responsibilities to comply with
Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder, as amended, or Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933
and the rules thereunder, as amended.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file any such filing as described in
paragraph (1) above, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Power of Attorney to be executed as of February 21, 2013.


/s/ Anne Lauvergeon
Anne Lauvergeon