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GA HR1947

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/18/2014

Primary Sponsor

Tom Taylor

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013-2014 Regular Session

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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