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| Country/Region |
 American Antilles |
|---|---|
| Code | ANE |
| Created | February 4, 1896 |
| Recognized |
February 4, 1896 (as the UCA) April 28, 1976 (as American Antilles) |
| Headquarters | Davis, Hispaniola |
| President | Thomas Kiel |
| Secretary General | Jacob Hirshland |
The American Antilles Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing the United Commonwealth of America (Antilles) in the international Olympic Games. The committee was originally founded as the United Commonwealth Olympic Committee in 1896 for the United Commonwealth of America before the Continental Revolutionary War broke out in 1917. The committee would remain under the pre-war name until 1976 when it was renamed to the "American Antilles Olympic Committee" following the passage of the Seattle Resolution and the adoption of the designation "American Antilles" in order to allow the island nation to compete in the Olympic Games.
The AAOC is responsible for representing the Antilles in the Olympic Games, Youth Olympic Games, and the Pan American Games and is the herald of the global Olympic movement in the country. The Antilles has competed in every Olympic Game since 1928 with the exception of 1996 Summer Olympics and 2022 Winter Olympics where both games were held in the Continental States in the American mainland. The committee is headquartered in Davis, Hispaniola. Within the Antilles, the AAOC is officially labeled a 501 nonprofit corporation and only receives government funds for Olympic military programs.
Unlike most National Olympic Committees in the world, the AAOC is not funded by the federal government nor from a Ministry of Sports. Instead, funding comes from sponsorships, broadcasting fees, financial donations from charities, corporations and other organizations. Said system was established with the National Olympic and Sports Act in 1976 and is due to the taboo of mixing sports with politics.