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EXHIBIT 23(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 9, 2000 relating to the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of American
International Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, which appear in American
International Group, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
December 29, 2000
