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GA HR1947
Resolution
Status
Passed
3/18/2014
Primary Sponsor
Tom Taylor
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AI Summary
- Recognizes and commends Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States, on his first visit to Georgia since his appointment
- Highlights the Georgia-Japan relationship spanning more than 40 years, beginning with Georgia's Trade Office in Tokyo in 1973 and the Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta in 1974
- Notes nearly $6 billion in import and export trade between Georgia and Japan, with 570 Japanese company-affiliated offices in Georgia employing more than 30,000 people
- Acknowledges Georgia's sister state relationship with Kagoshima Prefecture and ten sister city relationships with cities in Japan
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit a copy of the resolution to Ambassador Sasae
Legislative Description
Sasae, Ambassador Kenichiro; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
3/18/2014
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