Mission Statement

The Association of American Clubs (AAC) is an alliance of American Clubs, Societies, and Associations worldwide that forms an international network providing an open forum for the exchange of institutional practices as well as extending reciprocal membership benefits to individual club members.

Member clubs of the AAC share the common goals of representing American spirit and culture, and fostering mutual understanding, respect and friendship between their respective host countries and the United States.

Membership Benefits

The Association of American Clubs brings together a growing number of American Clubs around the globe to provide an international network of contacts & resources that benefits Clubs on both an organizational and an individual level.

AAC membership benefits each Club by providing an open forum for the exchange of ideas and organizational practices providing a wealth of institutional knowledge. Clubs continually learn from the experiences and practices of other Clubs ways in which they can expand and enhance the overall quality of their own services, identify opportunities for financial growth and highlight methods to increase their profile both locally and internationally.

On the individual level, any member of a participating Club has an increasingly wide network of international connections available to him in his travels. Club Membership in the AAC effectively extends “Guest Member” status to all members of any Club in the AAC community. This enables any individual member to receive all member privileges at participating Clubs such as member discounts to activities and events and access to club facilities.

History of the AAC

The AAC was founded in 2003 by Jürgen Abel, President of the American Club of Hamburg and de facto Chairman of the AAC. The first Conference of Presidents of American Clubs (COPAC) was held in Hamburg, Germany, at which time the Reciprocity Agreement was celebrated and signed by 14 co-founding clubs on October 11, 2003. COPACs are held annually in the autumn and attendance has grown as American clubs and societies around the world join the association.

Worldwide Membership

The Association of American Clubs currently has 37 members worldwide and continues to grow:
ALLAMO: The Alliance of American Organizations (Iberia)
Americans in Alsace
Americans in Montreal
Americans in Toulouse
The American & Canadian Association of Perú
The American Club of Antwerp
The American Club of Auckland
The American Club of Brussels
The American Club of Buenos Aires
The American Club of Hamburg e.V.
The American Club of Lille
The American Club of Lisbon
The American Club of Lyon
The American Club of Madrid
The American Club of Paris
The American Club of Rio de Janeiro
The American Club of Sweden
The American Club of the Riviera
The American Club of Valencia
The American Club of Zurich
The American Club Sydney
The American International Club of Geneva
The American International Club of Rome
The American Society in London
The American Society of Barcelona
The American Society of Bogotá
The American Society of Cali
The American Society of El Salvador
The American Society of Jalisco (Guadalajara, Mexico)
The American Society of Mexico
The American Society of Panama
The American Society of South Africa
The American Society of Sydney
The Amsterdam American Business Club
The Czech-American Club (Prague)
The New Zealand - American Association
The Swiss American Society Lucerne