Francesco Arezzo of Italy selected to be 2025-26 Rotary International President
Francesco Arezzo, a member of the Rotary Club of Ragusa, Italy, has been selected by the Board of Directors to become Rotary International’s president for 2025-26.Arezzo will become president on July 1st.
The Board conducted a special session following the unexpected resignation of RI President-elect Mário César Martins de Camargo on 8 June due to “personal reasons and business obligations”.
Guided by the RI code and policies, the Board selected the new president-elect from a pool of candidates who were considered by the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in August 2023.
The 2025-26 presidential message, announced at the 2025 Rotary International Assembly in February, will remain Unite for Good, which calls on Rotary members to be a force for unity in a world increasingly divided by politics, geography, and ideology.
Through service projects, Rotary brings together people of every background — across races, religions, and professions — in a shared mission to do good in their communities.