FL H9021

Expresses Florida's sympathy and solidarity with Japan following the March 11, 2011 earthquake (8.9-magnitude) and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan

Acknowledges Florida's strong economic relationship with Japan, including Japan as one of the state's two leading foreign investors averaging $4.16 billion, with Japanese companies employing approximately 21,000 Floridians

Notes Florida exports approximately $781 million in goods and services to Japan annually (aircraft, motor vehicles, citrus, fertilizer) and imports approximately $3.9 billion from Japan

Highlights the U.S.-Japan military alliance established through the 1960 Status of Forces Agreement and ongoing defense coordination, peacekeeping, and humanitarian relief cooperation

Directs the Florida House to present a copy of this resolution to Japan's Ambassador to the United States and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton as a token of Florida's support