Membership

Membership

The Rotary Club of Delhi Garden City has a diverse membership including ambassadors, diplomats, industrialists, private businessmen, educationists, professionals from legal, healthcare, technology, hospitality, social & public service and other prominent citizens of Delhi/NCR.

Members at the Annual Christmas Lunch, December 2012

Membership is strictly by invitation only.

Occasionally we invite a few, select individuals to become a member of Rotary Club of Delhi Garden City. Such individuals would have had to distinguish themselves in their vocation and also share our club's strong commitment to international, vocational, youth and community service.

Our membership process includes:

      • Recommendation from an existing club member

      • Screening by the Membership Committee

      • An interaction with our members at club event(s)

      • Approval by the Board of Directors

      • Consent of current members of the club

      • Invitation extended to new member to join the club

Members at a Virtual Meeting during Covid Lockdown, August 2020

Promoting International Peace & Goodwill

RC Delhi Garden City has always had a strong tradition of promoting international peace, goodwill and service.

We are the only Rotary Club in India that had two Ambassadors play an important role in our founding in 1989 - H.E. Taezhee Kim, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea and H.E. Eijiro Noda, Ambassador of Japan were both Charter Members of our club. H.E. Taezhee Kim was also served as President of RC Delhi Garden City in 1991-92.

Today, we are proud to have as Honorary Members, the following Heads of Diplomatic Missions in India:

      • H.E. Ms Katrin Kivi, Ambassador of Republic of Estonia

      • H.E. Mr. Bong-Kil Shin, Ambassador of Republic of Korea

      • H.E. Mr. Pham Sanh Chau, Ambassador of Vietnam

Induction of H.E. Mr. Dominic Asquith, High Commissioner of Britain, January 2019

Induction of H.E. Mr. Nadir Patel, High Commissioner of Canada, November, 2018

Induction of H.E. Ernest Rwamucyo, Ambassador of Rwanda, October, 2015

Our past Honorary Members have included the following former Heads of Diplomatic Missions in India.

      • H. E. Hamza Yahia-Cherif, Ambassador of Algeria

      • H. E. Gerardo M. Biritos, Ambassador of Argentina Republic

      • H. E. Tariq A. Karim, High Commissioner of Bangladesh

      • H. E. Jean M. Deboutte, Ambassador of Belgium

      • H. E. Dominic Asquith, High Commissioner of Britain

      • H. E. Nadir Patel, Ambassador of Canada

      • H. E. Jess Dutton, Deputy High Commissioner of Canada

      • H. E. Viljar Lubi, Ambassador of Estonia

      • H. E. Gennet Zewide, Ambassador of Ethiopia

      • H. E. Ms Nina Vaskunlahti, Ambassador of Finland

      • H. E. Thorir Ibsen, Ambassador of Iceland

      • H. E. Feilim McLaughlin, Ambassador of Ireland

      • H. E. Doulat Kuanyshev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan

      • H. E. Joongyu Lee, Ambassador of Republic of Korea

      • H. E. Dato Tan Sen Sung, High Commissioner of Malaysia

      • H. E. Noor Mohd Marzuki, High Commissioner of Malaysia

      • H. E. John Aquilina U.O.M., High Commissioner of Malta

      • H. E Julio Fasler Carlisle, Ambassador of Mexico

      • H. E. Larbi Moukhariq, Ambassador of Morocco

      • H. E. Alphonsus Stoelinga, Ambassador of Netherlands

      • H. E. Luis Castro Mendes, Ambassador of Portugal

      • H. E. Manuel Marcelo Curto, Ambassador of Portugal

      • H.E. Ernest Rwamucyo, Ambassador of Rwanda

      • H.E. Vladimir Maric, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia

      • H. E. Ladislav Volko, Ambassador of Slovak Republic

      • H. E. Marian Tomasik, Ambassador of Slovak Republic

      • H. E. Gustavo de ArĂ­stegui, Ambassador of Spain

      • H. E. Prof Sudharshan Seneviratne, High Commissioner, Sri Lanka

      • H. E. Johan Nordenfelt, Ambassador of Sweden

      • H. E. Karl G. Engstrom, Ambassador of Sweden

      • H.E. Chung-Kwang Tien, Representative, Taipei Economic & Cultural Center

      • H. E. Tareq Azouz, Ambassador of Tunisia

      • H. E. Cesar Ferrer, Ambassador of Uruguay

Induction of Suchitra Chitale in presence of Honorary Member, H.E. Chung-Kwang Tien, Representative, Taipei Economic & Cultural Center. January 2014

Induction of H.E. Doulat Kuanyshev, Ambassador of Kazakhstan, April 2013

Induction of H.E. Gustavo de Aristegui, Ambassador of Spain, September 2012

Induction of H.E. Mrs. Gennet Zewide, Ambassador of Ethiopia, July 2012

Induction of Sundeep Khanna, 2011

Induction of Kavita & Ashok Sharma, 2011

Induction of H.E. Marian Tomasik, Ambassador of Slovak Republic, July 2010

Induction of Vita & Felix Schmidt, 2010