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 July 3, 2005, as filed
      with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 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.

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