American Council may refer to:

Linguistics

• American Council of Teachers of Russian, an organization that has to advance research development in Russian and English language
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, a national organization dedicated to the teaching of languages

Religion

• American Anglican Council, a conservative organization within the Episcopal Church in the US
• American Council of Christian Churches, a militant fundamentalist organization set up in opposition to the Federal Council of Churches
• American Muslim Council, an Islamic organization that has been investigated for links to terrorism

Science

• American Chemistry Council, an industry trade association for American chemical companies
• American Council on Science and Health, an advocacy organization founded in 1978 by Elizabeth Whelan

Other fields

• American Council for Cultural Policy, a group of wealthy and politically influential antiquities dealers, collectors and lawyers
• American Council on Education, a non-profit lobbying organization for higher education in the US and which administers the GED Test
• American Council of Learned Societies, a private non-profit federation of sixty-eight scholarly organizations
• American Council of Life Insurers, a Washington-based lobbying and trade group for the life insurance industry
• American Council of the Blind, a nationwide organisation in the US
• American Council of Trustees and Alumni, an education organization
• American Council on Alcohol Problems, a federation of 37 state affiliates promoting the reduction of alcohol advertising
• American Foreign Policy Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing information to those who make foreign policy
• American Pie Council, the only organization committed to preserving America's pie heritage
• American Plastics Council, a major trade association for the U.S. plastics industry