EXHIBIT 32.1

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Starbucks Corporation ("Starbucks")
on Form 10-Q for the period ended April 3, 2005, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2005 (the "Report"), I, James L. Donald,
president and chief executive officer of Starbucks, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(1)   the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
      of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
      respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Starbucks.

May 10, 2005                              /s/ JAMES L. DONALD
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                                          James L. Donald
                                          president and chief executive officer