AMERICAN EXPRESS CERTIFICATE COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
City of Minneapolis
State of Minnesota
Each of the undersigned as an officer of American Express Certificate Company, a
face-amount certificate company registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940, hereby constitutes and appoints Paula R. Meyer, Pamela J. Moret, Timothy
S. Meehan, Bruce A. Kohn, Teresa J. Rasmussen, Monica P. Vickman, Jeffrey S.
Horton and Philip C. Wentzel, or any one of them, as his or her attorney-in-fact
and agent, to sign for him or her in his or her name, place and stead any and
all registration statements and amendments thereto (with all exhibits and other
documents required or desirable in connection therewith) that may be prepared
from time to time in connection with said Company's existing or future
face-amount certificate products, and periodic reports on Form 10-K. Form 10-Q
and Form 8-K required pursuant to provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, and any necessary or appropriate states or other jurisdictions, and grants
to any or all of them the full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act required or necessary or appropriate in connection with such
signatures or filings.
Signed on this 12th day of October, 2000
/s/ Paula R. Meyer
Paula R. Meyer
/s/ Jeffrey S. Horton
Jeffrey S. Horton
/s/ Philip C. Wentzel
Philip C. Wentzel
