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ROTARYBIO

President, Rotary International, 2001-2002

Trustee, The Rotary Foundation, 1996-2000

Director, Rotary International, 1989-1991

Chairman of the Executive Committee, Rotary International, 1990-1991

Governor, District 5170, 1982-1983

Richard D. King is a past world president of Rotary International, and the senior partner in the California

law firm King, King & King. He earned undergraduate and law degrees from the University of California at

Berkeley where he is a member of the California Club and the Order of the Golden Bear. He taught Law at

Brigham Young University. He is a distinguished military graduate of the University of California and

served as a captain in the U.S. Military Intelligence. He received an Honorary Doctorate in Law from

Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.

A trial lawyer, Mr. King belongs to several legal associations including the American Association of Trial

Lawyers. He is admitted to practice in both Utah and California and before the Supreme Court of the U.S.

He served on the board of directors of the Eden Hospital Foundation, the Woodminster Performing Arts,

and Oakland Ballet. He is a trustee of the City of Hope, and received the City of Hope "Spirit of Life"

award. He has been knighted by the Republic of Italy and is a holder of the Great Official Order of Merit.

He is a recipient of the State of Rio de Janeiro's highest award, the "Madelha Tiradentes." He belongs to

the Commonwealth Club and Actor's Equity, and he is an elder and officer of the Mormon Church. He

serves on the Executive Board of Directors of the San Francisco Bay Area Council of the Boy Scouts of

America and is an active fundraiser for Scouting. He holds the Chevalier Degree, Legion of Honor and is a member of the International Hall of Fame of the Order of DeMolay. He is a recipient of the Distinguished

Public Service Award and the Outstanding Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Brigham Young

University Management Society. He has been honored by some 50 associations, by the President of the

U.S. and by many countries across the globe for his community and charitable service. He served as

Executive Director of the Wheelchair Foundation.

A Rotarian since 1968, he is a member of the Rotary Club of Niles-Fremont, California, USA. He has

served as Trustee of the Rotary Foundation, Director and as Chairman of the Executive Committee of

Rotary International's board of directors. He has also served Rotary as a club president, district governor,

an international assembly instructor and as an official representative of the president of R.I. He has chaired and served on many Rotary International committees, task forces and special assignments. Mr. King has received the Rotary Citation for Meritorious Service and the Distinguished Service Award for his support and educational programs of the Rotary Foundation. He is a recipient of the PolioPlus Pioneer Award.

One of Rotary's most popular speakers, Mr. King has addressed Rotary International Conventions,

Assemblies, Institutes, Seminars, Conferences and Rotary Clubs in every state in the USA and some 120

countries. As the President, he led Rotary International to its greatest one year growth record in its 100 year history, with 75,000 New Members Net, a global membership of 1,243,431 and 1,158 New Rotary Clubs in 2001-2002, more than one new club every 8 hours. In the same year, Rotarians contributed the highest amount of money ever raised for the annual Fund of the Rotary Foundation.

Mr. King is married to Cherie Kay King. They have two grown sons and reside in the Mission San Jose

area of the San Francisco, California Bay Area.